Everyday Writing in the Graeco-Roman East: Volume 69

by Roger S. Bagnall

Book Overview

Most of the everyday writing from the ancient world--that is, informal writing not intended for a long life or wide public distribution--has perished. Reinterpreting the silences and blanks of the historical record, leading papyrologist Roger S. Bagnall convincingly argues that ordinary people--from Britain to Egypt to Afghanistan--used writing in their daily lives far more extensively than has been recognized. Marshalling new and little-known evidence,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520275799
• ISBN13: 9780520275799
• Release Date: April 2012
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.8"