A Companion to Linear B
Mycenaean Greek Texts and their World. Volume 2
Edited by Y. Duhoux Edited by A. Morpurgo Davies
Linear B is the earliest form of writing used for Greek; it is a syllabic script which belongs to the second half of the second millennium BC and precedes the earliest alphabetic texts by at least four hundred years. The tablets written in this script offer crucial information about the economy, administration, religion, institutions, etc. of the Mycenaean period. But who wrote these texts? What types of texts were they? How can we read them, understand them and interpret them? What do they teach us about the history, economy, religion, society, geography, technology, and language of the Mycenaean period? This Companion aims at answering these and other questions in a series of chapters written by internationally recognised specialists in the subject, who not only summarise the results of current research but also try to explain the problems which arise from the study of the texts and the methods which can be used to solve them. No Mycenologist can currently cover with authority all the field and the Companion is aimed both at the beginner who needs an introduction to the whole area and to advanced scholars (archaeologists, historians, classicists) who require an up-to-date account which can serve as a standard reference tool.
Linear B is the earliest form of writing used for Greek; it is a syllabic script which belongs to the second half of the second millennium BC and precedes the earliest alphabetic texts by at least four hundred years. The tablets written in this script offer crucial information about the economy, administration, religion, institutions, etc. of the Mycenaean period. But who wrote these texts? What types of texts were they? How can we read them, understand them and interpret them? What do they teach us about the history, economy, religion, society, geography, technology, and language of the Mycenaean period? This Companion aims at answering these and other questions in a series of chapters written by internationally recognised specialists in the subject, who not only summarise the results of current research but also try to explain the problems which arise from the study of the texts and the methods which can be used to solve them. No Mycenologist can currently cover with authority all the field and the Companion is aimed both at the beginner who needs an introduction to the whole area and to advanced scholars (archaeologists, historians, classicists) who require an up-to-date account which can serve as a standard reference tool. Reactions to the first volume: “All Aegenists need to have this book.” (John G. Younger, American Journal of Archaeology “Un excellent instrument, a tous les niveaux.” (Francisco Aura Jorro, L’Antiquite Classique) “We are awash with companions of varying composition and quality. Arguably, many are superfluous; this one is not… The companion under review seeks to make Linear B more accessible to students and interested scholars. It is far more complete, authoritative and up-to-date than any.” (Dimitri Nakassis, The Classical Review) “The best reference work for the content of the Linear B texts, their language, their value, and the historical contexts that produced them; very useful for students.” (Angelos Chaniotis, Ancient Crete: Oxford Bibliographies Online Research Guide)
- Edited by Y. Duhoux
- Edited by A. Morpurgo Davies
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L’analyse des actions et des discours en situation de travail
Concepts, méthodes et applications
Volume 115
Word Classes and Related Topics in Ancient Greek
Proceedings of the Conference on 'Greek Syntax and Word Classes' held in Madrid on 18-21 June 2003
Volume 117
Anthropo-logiques 6 (1995)
Quel discours de la methode pour les sciences humaines? Un etat des lieux de l'anthropologie clinique. Actes du troisieme colloque international d'anthropologie clinique (Louvain-la-Neuve, novembre 1993)
Volume 83
Les langues regionales de France: un etat des lieux a la veille du XXIe siecle. The Regional Languages of France: an Inventory on the Eve of the XXIst Century
Actes d'un colloque organise a / Papers of a Conference Held at 'The University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA
Volume 102
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Recherches comparatives sur l'origine casuelle de l'infinitif en grec ancien
Volume 103
In and Out of Africa. Languages in Question. In Honour of Robert Nicolai
Volume 1. Language Contact and Epistemological Issues
Volume 130
Les dictionnaires specialises et l’analyse de la valeur
Actes du colloque organise en avril 1995 par le Centre de terminologie de Bruxelles (Institut Libre Marie Haps)
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Le nom des langues III
Le nom des langues en Afrique sub-saharienne: pratiques, denominations, categorisations. Naming Languages in Sub-Saharan Africa: Practices, Names, Categorisations
Volume 124
Décodage et interprétation
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