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The tyrant's writ : myths and images of writing in ancient Greece /

Covering material as diverse as curse tablets, coins, tattoos, and legal decrees, Deborah Steiner explores the reception of writing in archaic and classical Greece. She moves beyond questions concerning ancient literacy and the origins of the Greek alphabet to examine representations of writing in t...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Steiner, Deborah, 1960- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 1994.
Colección:Princeton legacy library.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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505 0 |a 1. Tokens and Texts. Two models of communication. Phrazein and anagignoskein. Inscribed semata. The Hymn to Hermes and the Seven Against Thebes -- 2. Rites of Inscription. Oath taking, treaties, and the law. Cursing. Vows and prayers. Oracles. Enshrining the text: publication and circulation. Pindaric agalmata -- 3. Impressions and Assemblages. Writing and physiology. Writing and cosmology. Writing and regulation -- 4. The Tyranny of Writing. Two archetypes: Sesostris and Deioces. The inscribed marker: commemorative pillars, boundary stones, graves. The catalogue and inventory. The dispatch. Inscribing the body. Coins, seals, and trade. Writing in Greece. The Scythians and Spartans -- 5. The City of Words. Speech and the agora. The writer in the countryside. The writer oligarch in the city center. Nomoi gegrammenoi. 
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520 8 |a Particularly innovative is the suggestion that fifth-century Greek historians and dramatists portrayed writing as an essential tool of tyrants, who not only issue written decrees but also "inscribe" human bodies with brands and cut up land with compasses and rules. The despotic overtones associated with writing inform discussion of its function in democracies. Although writing could promote equal justice, ancient sources also linked this activity with historical and mythical figures who opposed the populist regime. By examining this highly nuanced portrayal of writing, Steiner offers a new perspective on ancient views of written law and its role in fifth-century Athenian democracy. 
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