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OCoLC |
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20240726104942.0 |
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150220t19941994nju ob 001 0 eng d |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
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E7B |
| Language of cataloging |
eng |
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rda |
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E7B |
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OCLCO |
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JSTOR |
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OCLCF |
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OCLCO |
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NT |
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OCLCO |
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P@U |
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OCLCQ |
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IOG |
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OCLCA |
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EZ9 |
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STF |
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YDX |
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OCLCO |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9781400872855 |
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| 043 ## - GEOGRAPHIC AREA CODE |
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| Geographic area code |
e-gr--- |
| 050 04 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
PA227 |
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.T973 1994 |
| 049 ## - LOCAL HOLDINGS (OCLC) |
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| Holding library |
MAIN |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Steiner, Deborah, |
| Dates associated with a name |
1960- |
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Author |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
The tyrant's writ : |
| Remainder of title |
myths and images of writing in ancient Greece / |
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Deborah Tarn Steiner. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc. |
Princeton, New Jersey : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. |
Princeton University Press, |
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(c)1994. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
1 online resource (294 pages). |
| 336 ## - CONTENT TYPE |
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| Content type term |
text |
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txt |
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rdacontent |
| 337 ## - MEDIA TYPE |
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computer |
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c |
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rdamedia |
| 338 ## - CARRIER TYPE |
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| Carrier type term |
online resource |
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cr |
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rdacarrier |
| 347 ## - DIGITAL FILE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| File type |
data file |
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rda |
| 490 1# - SERIES STATEMENT |
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| Series statement |
Princeton Legacy Library |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc. note |
Includes bibliographies and index. |
| 505 00 - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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| Formatted contents note |
1. Tokens and Texts. Two models of communication. Phrazein and anagignoskein. Inscribed semata. The Hymn to Hermes and the Seven Against Thebes -- |
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2. Rites of Inscription. Oath taking, treaties, and the law. Cursing. Vows and prayers. Oracles. Enshrining the text: publication and circulation. Pindaric agalmata -- |
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3. Impressions and Assemblages. Writing and physiology. Writing and cosmology. Writing and regulation -- |
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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 -- |
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5. The City of Words. Speech and the agora. The writer in the countryside. The writer oligarch in the city center. Nomoi gegrammenoi. |
| 520 0# - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc. |
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 the myths and imaginative literature of the period. Maintaining that the Greek alphabet was not seen purely as a means of transcribing and preserving the spoken word, the author investigates parallels between writing and other signifiers, such as omens, tokens, and talismans; the role of inscription in religious rites, including cursing, oath-taking, and dedication; and perceptions of how writing functioned both in autocracies and democracies. |
| 520 8# - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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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. |
| 530 ## - COPYRIGHT INFORMATION: |
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| COPYRIGHT INFORMATION |
COPYRIGHT NOT covered - Click this link to request copyright permission: |
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<a href="b">b</a> |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Greek language |
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Political aspects |
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Greece. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Written communication |
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Greece |
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History. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Language and culture |
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Greece |
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History. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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Literacy |
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Greece |
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History. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Writing |
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Greece |
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History. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Poetics |
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History |
| Chronological subdivision |
To 1500. |
| 655 #1 - INDEX TERM--GENRE/FORM |
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Electronic Books. |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS |
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| Uniform Resource Identifier |
<a href="https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=947142&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518">https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=947142&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518</a> |
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| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
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| Koha item type |
Online Book (LOGIN USING YOUR MY CIU LOGIN AND PASSWORD) |
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EBSCO |
| Classification part |
PA |
| PUBLICATION YEAR |
1994 |
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ONLINE |
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NFIC |
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92 |
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NT |
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1 |
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Cynthia Snell |
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1 |
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Cynthia Snell |