THE GREEK LANGUAGE by R Palmer Leonard ISBN 13: 9780806128443

University of Oklahoma Press, 1996-03-15. Paperback. Good. 8x5x1. tight, uncreased spine, pages clear and bright except for a few margin notes, shelf and edge wear, corners bumped, packaged in cardboard box for shipment, tracking on U.S. orders

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Univ of Oklahoma Pr, 1996. Paperback. New. 372 pages. 8.75x5.75x0.75 inches.

Paperback / softback. New. In this companion volume to his earlier work, The Latin Language, Leonard R. Palmer now provides a history of The Greek Language, including an overview of the coming of the Greeks, the Linear B. Tablets, the Greek dialects, genres (in poetry and prose), and a comparative-historical grammar. Palmer discusses the transformation of the Greek language from its Indo-European roots, through the Bronze and Dark Ages, to the Classical, Hellenistic, and Roman periods and beyond. Major authors and genres are discussed throughout the history, including essays on Homer, Melic poetry, tragedy, Herodotus and Thucydides.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

University of Oklahoma Press, 1996-03-15. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!