Voice into Text: Orality and Literacy in Ancient Greece (Mnemosyne, Bibliotheca Classica Batava Supplementum) (Mnemosyne, Supplements)

This volume deals with orality and literacy in ancient Greece and what consideration of these areas yields for that society, its literature, traditions and practices. Individual chapters focus on art, comedy, historiography, oratory, religion, rhetoric, philosophy, poetry, tragedy, and on orality in contemporary cultures (Greek and South African), which have a bearing on the ancient world. By considering such factors as oral elements in various genres and practices and how these have shaped the texts we have today, as well as the extent of literacy and the impact of literacy on oral traditions and on singers/writers, the book presents another insight into ancient Greek society and its people. Performance Of Lists And Catalogues In The Homeric Epics / Elizabeth Minchin -- Homer And Avdo : Investigating Orality Through External Consistency / W. Merritt Sale -- Time And Timelessness In The Traditions Of Early Greek Oral Poetry And Archaic Vase-painting / Anne Mackay -- Self-correction, Spontaneity, And Orality In Archaic Poetry / Ruth Scodel -- Literary Awareness In Euripides And His Audience / C. W. Marshall -- Literacy And Old Comedy / Niall W. Slater -- Written And Spoken In The First Sophistic / Neil O'sullivan -- Orality And Plato's Narrative Dialogues / Harold Tarrant -- Oral Xenophon / Douglas Kelly -- Greek Oratory And The Oral/literate Division / Ian Worthington -- Wingy Mysteries In Divinity / Carol G. Thomas -- Aptera Epe- The Canon Of Modern Greek Oral Poetry / Stathis Gauntlett -- Orality And Literacy In The Poetic Traditions Of Archaic Greece And Southern Africa / Richard Whitaker. Edited By Ian Worthington. The Chapters In This Volume Were Originally Delivered As Papers At A Conference Entitled 'voice Into Text: Orality And Literacy In Ancient Greece,' Held At The University Of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia, From 3rd-8th July 1994. -- Preface, P. [vii]. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [221]-230) And Index. VOICE INTO TEXT: ORALITY AND LITERACY IN ANCIENT GREECE 4 CONTENTS 6 Preface 8 List of Conference Papers 10 List of Illustrations 10 Notes on Contributors 14 POETRY 16 1. The Performance of Lists and Catalogues in the Homeric Epics 18 2. Homer and Avdo: Investigating Orality through External Consistency 36 3. Time and Timelessness in the Traditions of Early Greek Oral Poetry and Archaic Vase-Painting 58 4. Self Correction, Spontaneity, and Orality in Archaic Poetry 82 5. Literary Awareness in Euripides and His Audience 104 6. Literacy and Old Comedy 122 PROSE 136 7. Written and Spoken in the First Sophistic 138 8. Orality and Plato's Narrative Dialogues 152 9. Oral Xenophon 172 10. Greek Oratory and the Ora/JLiterate Division 188 11. Wingy Mysteries in Divinity 202 COMPARATIVE STUDIES 216 12. Aptera Epe-The Canon of Modern Greek Oral Poetry 218 13. Orality and Literacy in the Poetic Traditions of Archaic Greece and Southern Africa 228 Bibliography 244 Index 254 SUPPLEMENTS TO MNEMOSYNE 256 Voice into Text A discussion of orality and literacy in ancient Greece and what analysis of these areas yields for that society and its culture. Chapters cover topics such as art, comedy, poetry, tragedy, and on orality in contemporary cultures (Greek and South African) which have a bearing on the ancient world. Full description The book focusses on orality and literacy in ancient Greece, and by bringing together consideration of oral and literate elements and traditions in various genres and practices presents another picture of ancient Greek society and literature.