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an introduction

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Greek papyri

an introduction

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This book is written as an aid to the use of Greek or Latin papyri (Latin texts, though not specifically mentioned in the title, are treated throughout on the same footing as Greek). The reader may be textual critic, historian, or intelligent layman whose imagination has been stirred at the idea of making direct contact with the writers of two thousand or so years ago. I hope this guide will help him to find his way about an elusive branch of study, and make his exploration of the originals both more fruitful and more interesting. By setting out what is useful for a man to know before he begins to use these texts, I hope also that I can save him from putting the wrong sort of questions and drawing unjustified inferences. The aim I have had foremost in mind is to facilitate a profitable approach to the originals (in the manner of W. Schubart's Einführung in die Papyruskunde, Berlin, 1918) rather than to summarize and codify the findings of past scholars. - Preface.

Historians, classicists, and archeologists will welcome Professor Turner's lucid introduction to the field of Greek papyrology. The relatively recent rediscovery of Greek (and Latin) texts on papyrus has made possible greatly improved editions of classic works and has provided a deeper understanding of life in classical times. Professor Turner considers papyrus as a writing material, goes on to the problems of excavating for papyri, editing a papyrus text, determining its author and owners, and so on. He discusses the relation of papyri to Greek literature as well as to various types of non-literary documents, and he assesses various contributions papyri have made to ancient history. A list of the principal editions of papyri is included. - Publisher.

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Greek papyri: an introduction
1980, Clarendon Press, Oxford University Press
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Greek papyri: an introduction
1968, Princeton University Press
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1968, Clarendon Press
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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Published in
Oxford, New York

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
091
Library of Congress
Z6605.G7 T8 1980, PA3341

The Physical Object

Pagination
xii, 225 p., [4] leaves of plates :
Number of pages
225

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL4116003M
Internet Archive
greekpapyriintro0000turn_p2s6
ISBN 10
0198148410
LCCN
80040987
OCLC/WorldCat
6790535
Library Thing
381535
Goodreads
3590623

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