Homer and the Origin of the Greek Alphabet

by Barry B. Powell

Book Overview

What caused the invention of the Greek alphabet? Who did it, and why? The purpose of this challenging book is to inquire systematically into the historical causes that underlay the radical shift from earlier and less efficient writing systems to the use of alphabetic writing. The author declares his conclusion to be a possibly surprising one--that a single man, perhaps from the island of Euboea, invented the Greek alphabet specifically in order to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 052158907X
• ISBN13: 9780521589079
• Release Date: October 1996
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 308 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 3.9" x 13.9"