
The Greek Language
Leonard R. Palmer(Author)
University of Oklahoma Press
Published on 30. March 1996
Book
Paperback/Softback
368 pages
978-0-8061-2844-3 (ISBN)
Description
In this companion volume to his earlier work, The Latin Language, Leonard R. Palmer now provides a history of The Greek Language, including an overview of the coming of the Greeks, the Linear B. Tablets, the Greek dialects, genres (in poetry and prose), and a comparative-historical grammar. Palmer discusses the transformation of the Greek language from its Indo-European roots, through the Bronze and Dark Ages, to the Classical, Hellenistic, and Roman periods and beyond. Major authors and genres are discussed throughout the history, including essays on Homer, Melic poetry, tragedy, Herodotus and Thucydides.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oklahoma
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
6 figures
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
524 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8061-2844-3 (9780806128443)
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Person
Leonard R. Palmer was Professor of Comparative Philology at the University of Oxford and the author of over fifteen books, among them The Latin Language (University of Oklahoma Press).