Medieval And Modern Greek

by Robert Browning

2021-01-07 15:54:54

To speakers of modern Greek the Homeric poems of the 7th century BC are not written in a foreign language. The Greek language has enjoyed a continuous tradition from earliest times until now. This book traces its history from the immediately post-cla... Read more
To speakers of modern Greek the Homeric poems of the 7th century BC are not written in a foreign language. The Greek language has enjoyed a continuous tradition from earliest times until now. This book traces its history from the immediately post-classical or Hellenistic period to the present day. The aim is both to analyse the changing structure of a language stabilised by a peculiarly long and continuous literary tradition, and to show how changing historical circumstances are reflected in its development. In particular the historical roots of modern Greek''s internal bilingualism are traced. Less

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File size8.5 X 5.31 X 0.59 in
Print pages168
PublisherCambridge University Press
Publication date August 18, 1983
LanguageEnglish
ISBN9780521299787
Robert Browning was a British poet and playwright whose mastery of dramatic verse, especially dramatic monologues, made him one of the foremost Victorian poets. Browning began writing poetry at age...

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