Description
This introduction is suitable for the student with some knowledge of Greek who wishes to have access to Linear B material. Part One places the development of the Linear B script against its historical background; the earlier varieties of Aegean writing are discusses, and Ventris' decipherment of Linear B is described and the Mycenaean dialect of Greek is examined. In Part two, the reader is taken through a number of important Linear B texts. These are presented first in a 'normalised' transcription of the Linear B characters, so as to induce familiarity with the lay-out of the original texts, secondly in transliteration, and thirdly in translation where this is possible.
Author: J. Hooker
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published: 06/01/1991
Pages: 216
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.60d
ISBN13: 9780906515624
ISBN10: 0906515629
BISAC Categories:
- Foreign Language Study | Ancient Languages (see also Latin)
- Literary Collections | Ancient, Classical & Medieval
- Literary Criticism | Ancient and Classical