Alpha to Omega: The Life and Times of the Greek Alphabet - Softcover

Humez, Alexander; Humez, Nicholas

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1567921019 ISBN 13: 9781567921014

Publisher: David R. Godine, Publisher, 2000

Synopsis

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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Review:

Fresh and interesting. A painless, good-humored refresher in history, mythology, economics, warfare, literature, and language. --Philadelphia Inquirer

About this edition

• Publisher: David R. Godine, Publisher
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 1567921019
• ISBN 13: 9781567921014
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224