Everyday writing in the Graeco-Roman East /

Reinterpreting the silences and blanks of the historical record, the author, a leading papyrologist, argues that ordinary people - from Britain to Egypt to Afghanistan - used writing in their daily lives far more extensively than has been recognized previously.

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Main Author: Bagnall, Roger S. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2011.
Series:Sather classical lectures ; v. 69.
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Summary:Reinterpreting the silences and blanks of the historical record, the author, a leading papyrologist, argues that ordinary people - from Britain to Egypt to Afghanistan - used writing in their daily lives far more extensively than has been recognized previously.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiv, 179 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-174) and index.
ISBN:9780520948525
0520948521
1283277697
9781283277693
9786613277695
661327769X