TY  - BOOK
AU  - Thomas, Rosalind
TI  - Oral tradition and written record in classical athens
T2  - Cambridge studies in oral and literate culture
SN  - 9780521425186
U1  - 480.9385 
PY  - 1992///
CY  - NewYork
PB  - Cambridge university press
KW  - Greek language Social aspects
KW  - Literacy Greece Athens
KW  - Oral communication Greece Athens
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction; 1. Literacy, written record and oral communication; 2. Family tradition; 3. Genealogy and family tradition: the intrusion of writing; 4. Official tradition? Polis tradition and the epitaphios; 5. The liberation of Athens and the 'Alcmaeonid tradition'; Epilogue; Appendix: early Greek lists; Chronological table; Bibliography; Index
N2  - Concentrating on the plentiful evidence from Classical Athens, Dr Thomas shows how the use of writing developed only gradually and under the influence of the previous oral method of communication - an insight of considerable significance for the interpretation of ancient literacy
ER  -