Background
Thomas, Rosalind was born on October 1, 1959 in London. Daughter of William Eden Sherwood and Deborah Elizabeth (Kelly) Thomas.
(Scholars are becoming increasingly aware that, despite it...)
Scholars are becoming increasingly aware that, despite its written literature, ancient Greece was in many aspects an oral society. In the first major attempt to study the implications of this discovery, Dr. Thomas stresses the coexistence of literacy and oral tradition in Greece and examines their interaction. Concentrating on the plentiful evidence of Classical Athens, she shows how the use of writing developed only gradually and under the influence of the previous oral communications. Using insights from anthropology, the author isolates different types of Athenian oral tradition, constructing a picture of Athenian traditions and exploring why they changed and disappeared. Thomas researches not only the nature of individual traditions, but the mechanisms of oral tradition and memory in general; then the possible effect of writing on oral tradition. This study provides crucial insights into the methods and achievements of the Greek historians and therefore into the very material of Greek history.
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(Despite its written literature, ancient Greece was in man...)
Despite its written literature, ancient Greece was in many ways an oral society. This is the first serious attempt to study the implications of this view. Dr Thomas stresses the coexistence of literacy and oral tradition in Greece and examines their character and interaction. Concentrating on the plentiful evidence from Classical Athens, she shows how the use of writing developed only gradually and under the influence of the previous oral communication. Drawing on anthropological discussion, the author isolates different types of Athenian oral tradition, building up a picture of Athens' traditions about its past and examining why they changed and disappeared. This study provides crucial insights into the methods and achievements of the Greek historians. It also has major implications for the interpretation of ancient literacy.
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Thomas, Rosalind was born on October 1, 1959 in London. Daughter of William Eden Sherwood and Deborah Elizabeth (Kelly) Thomas.
Bachelor in Classics, University of Oxford, 1982; Doctor of Philosophy in Ancient History, University College, London, 1986.
Lecturer in ancient history Royal Holloway and Bedford College University London, since 1987.
(Scholars are becoming increasingly aware that, despite it...)
(Despite its written literature, ancient Greece was in man...)