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Ancient Literacies
The Culture of Reading in Greece
and Rome
EDITED BY
William A. Johnson and Holt N. Parker
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2009
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Ancient literacies : the culture of reading in Greece and Rome / edited by William A. Johnson and
Holt N. Parker.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN 978-0-19-534015-0
1. Transmission of texts—Greece. 2. Transmission of texts—Rome.
3. Books and reading—Greece. 4. Books and reading—Rome. 5. Literacy—Greece.
6. Literacy—Rome. I. Johnson, William A. (William Allen), 1956– II. Parker, Holt N.
2009
’24409495—dc22 2008020329
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