Alpha to Omega: The Life and Times of the Greek Alphabet - Softcover
In the first offering of this beloved duo, the Humez brothers take on the twenty-four letters of the Greek alphabet (plus those elusive dead letters ), and through the device of the abecedarium bring the Greek culture and thought to life. From acoustics to zygote, they provide not only an engaging romp through the Greek language but also a series of glimpses into the world and man s place in it. The historical, philosophical, mathematical, cosmological, and political (all Greek words) approaches we take toward life, its description, elucidation, and evaluation, are all mainly derived from several thousand years of Greek culture. The vocabulary of language is a mirror of the minds of its speakers, and in this book we see the first reflections of the modern world.
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Fresh and interesting. A painless, good-humored refresher in history, mythology, economics, warfare, literature, and language. --Philadelphia Inquirer
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- PublisherDavid R. Godine
- Publication date1983
- ISBN 10 0906293456
- ISBN 13 9780906293454
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- Edition number1
- Number of pages224
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