Ancient Literacy

Harvard University Press eBooks· 1989-12-31· book· 1,087 citationsclosed

Classical Antiquity Studies Classical Studies and Philology Classical Philosophy and Thought

Abstract

W. V. Harris provides the first thorough exploration of the levels, types, and functions of literacy in the classical world, from the invention of the Greek alphabet about 800 B.C. down to the fifth century A.D.

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William V. Harris (1989). Ancient Literacy. Harvard University Press eBooks. https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674038370

@book{v1989ancient,
  title  = {Ancient Literacy},
  author = {Harris, William V.},
  year   = {1989},
  publisher = {Harvard University Press eBooks},
  doi    = {10.4159/9780674038370}
}

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