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Ancient Greek letter writing : a cultural history (600 BC- 150 BC) /

Ceccarelli offers a history of the development of letter writing in ancient Greece from the archaic to the early Hellenistic period. Highlighting the specificity of letter-writing, the volume looks at documentary letters and traces the role of embedded letters in the texts of the ancient historians,...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ceccarelli, Paola, 1962- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2014.
Subjects:
Letter writing, Greek > History.
Greek letters > History and criticism.
Greece > Politics and government > To 146 B.C.
Greece > Civilization > To 146 B.C.
Correspondance grecque > Histoire.
Lettres grecques (Genre littéraire) > Histoire et critique.
Grèce > Politique et gouvernement > Jusqu'à 146 av. J.-C.
Grèce > Civilisation > Jusqu'à 146 av. J.-C.
Civilization
Greek letters
Letter writing, Greek
Politics and government
Greece
To 146 B.C.
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Ceccarelli offers a history of the development of letter writing in ancient Greece from the archaic to the early Hellenistic period. Highlighting the specificity of letter-writing, the volume looks at documentary letters and traces the role of embedded letters in the texts of the ancient historians, in drama, and in the speeches of the orators.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191757174
0191757179