The Odyssey (Häftad)
avBarry B. Powell
ISBN: 9780199925889 - UTGIVEN: 2014-10The Odyssey is one of the world's greatest and best-loved poems. It has survived for twenty-eight centuries, through upheavals that have wiped out most of what was written in the ancient world. Now Barry B. Powell, one of the twenty-first century's leading Homeric scholars, has given us a powerful n[...]
Classical Myth (Pocket)
avBarry B. Powell
ISBN: 9780205176076 - UTGIVEN: 2011-07-07Comprehensive and scholarly, this well-designed text presents Greek and Roman myths in a lively and easy-to-read manner. The material has been rearranged to make it easier to find and the new edition has been streamlined. It features fresh translations, numerous illustrations (ancient and modern) of[...]
The Greeks (Häftad)
avIan Morris, Barry B. Powell
ISBN: 9780205697342 - UTGIVEN: 200906Organized chronologically, this text presents a complete picture of Greek civilization as a history and features sections on the art, architecture, literature, and thought of each period.[...]
Homer and the Origin of the Greek Alphabet (Häftad)
avBarry B. Powell
ISBN: 9780521589079 - UTGIVEN: 1996-10Who invented the Greek alphabet and why? The purpose of this challenging book is to inquire systematically into the historical causes that underlay the radical shift from earlier and less efficient writing systems to the use of alphabetic writing. The author reaches the conclusion that a single man,[...]
Writing: Theory and History of the Technology of Civilization (Häftad)
avBarry B. Powell
ISBN: 9781118255322 - UTGIVEN: 2012-02-29"This is an excellent, accessible introduction to writing's origins and development; Powell's jargon-free exposition clarifies many important issues in a way that specialist discussions have rarely achieved to date.[...]
Writing: Theory and History of the Technology of Civilization (Inbunden)
avBarry B. Powell
ISBN: 9781405162562 - UTGIVEN: 2009-04-30
