Greek Writing from Knossos to Homer

Greek Writing from Knossos to Homer
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Download or read book Greek Writing from Knossos to Homer written by Roger D. Woodard and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Woodard examines the origin of the Greek alphabet and treats the advent of its script as a point on an unbroken continuum of Greek literacy. He argues that those who adapted the Phoenician script were scribes used to writing with the script of Cyprus.


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