The Resource The tyrant's writ : myths and images of writing in ancient Greece, Deborah Tarn Steiner
The tyrant's writ : myths and images of writing in ancient Greece, Deborah Tarn Steiner
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- Summary
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- 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
- 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
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (294 pages)
- Contents
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- 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
- Isbn
- 9781400872855
- Label
- The tyrant's writ : myths and images of writing in ancient Greece
- Title
- The tyrant's writ
- Title remainder
- myths and images of writing in ancient Greece
- Statement of responsibility
- Deborah Tarn Steiner
- Subject
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- Communication écrite -- Grèce -- Histoire
- Communication écrite -- Grèce -- Histoire
- Electronic books
- Grec (Langue) -- Aspect politique -- Grèce
- Grec (langue) -- Histoire
- Greece
- Greek language -- Political aspects
- Greek language -- Political aspects -- Greece
- Griechenland
- Griekse oudheid
- HISTORY -- Ancient -- Greece
- History
- Langage et culture -- Grèce -- Histoire
- Langage et culture -- Grèce -- Histoire
- Language and culture
- Language and culture -- Greece -- History
- Literacy
- Literacy -- Greece -- History
- Macht
- PSYCHOLOGY -- Social Psychology
- Poetics
- Poetics -- History -- To 1500
- Poétique
- Schreiben
- To 1500
- Writing
- Writing -- Greece -- History
- Written communication
- Written communication -- Greece -- History
- culture écrite -- Grèce antique -- époque archaïque grecque -- époque classique grecque
- Écriture -- Grèce -- Histoire
- écriture -- influence exercée | société (milieu humain) -- Grèce antique -- époque archaïque grecque -- époque classique grecque
- Alfabetisme
- Alphabétisation -- Grèce -- Histoire
- Language
- eng
- Summary
-
- 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
- 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
- Cataloging source
- E7B
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1960-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Steiner, Deborah
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
- Series statement
- Princeton Legacy Library
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Greek language
- Written communication
- Language and culture
- Literacy
- Writing
- Poetics
- Grec (Langue)
- Communication écrite
- Langage et culture
- Alphabétisation
- Écriture
- Poétique
- HISTORY
- PSYCHOLOGY
- Greek language
- Language and culture
- Literacy
- Poetics
- Writing
- Written communication
- Greece
- Alfabetisme
- Macht
- Griekse oudheid
- Schreiben
- Griechenland
- Communication écrite
- Grec (langue)
- Langage et culture
- écriture
- culture écrite
- Label
- The tyrant's writ : myths and images of writing in ancient Greece, Deborah Tarn Steiner
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- 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
- Control code
- ocn905863801
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (294 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781400872855
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Note
- JSTOR
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 22573/ctt13gnqg3
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)905863801
- Label
- The tyrant's writ : myths and images of writing in ancient Greece, Deborah Tarn Steiner
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- 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
- Control code
- ocn905863801
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (294 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781400872855
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Note
- JSTOR
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 22573/ctt13gnqg3
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)905863801
Subject
- Communication écrite -- Grèce -- Histoire
- Communication écrite -- Grèce -- Histoire
- Electronic books
- Grec (Langue) -- Aspect politique -- Grèce
- Grec (langue) -- Histoire
- Greece
- Greek language -- Political aspects
- Greek language -- Political aspects -- Greece
- Griechenland
- Griekse oudheid
- HISTORY -- Ancient -- Greece
- History
- Langage et culture -- Grèce -- Histoire
- Langage et culture -- Grèce -- Histoire
- Language and culture
- Language and culture -- Greece -- History
- Literacy
- Literacy -- Greece -- History
- Macht
- PSYCHOLOGY -- Social Psychology
- Poetics
- Poetics -- History -- To 1500
- Poétique
- Schreiben
- To 1500
- Writing
- Writing -- Greece -- History
- Written communication
- Written communication -- Greece -- History
- culture écrite -- Grèce antique -- époque archaïque grecque -- époque classique grecque
- Écriture -- Grèce -- Histoire
- écriture -- influence exercée | société (milieu humain) -- Grèce antique -- époque archaïque grecque -- époque classique grecque
- Alfabetisme
- Alphabétisation -- Grèce -- Histoire
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