{"product_id":"everyday-writing-in-the-graeco-roman-east-volume-69-0520267028","title":"Everyday Writing in the Graeco-Roman East (Volume 69)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0520267028\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bagnall, Roger S.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMost of the everyday writing from the ancient world-that is, informal writing not intended for a long life or wide public distribution-has perished. Reinterpreting the silences and blanks of the historical record, leading papyrologist Roger S. Bagnall convincingly argues that ordinary people-from Britain to Egypt to Afghanistan-used writing in their daily lives far more extensively than has been recognized. Marshalling new and little-known evidence, including remarkable graffiti recently discovered in Smyrna, Bagnall presents a fascinating analysis of writing in different segments of society. His book offers a new picture of literacy in the ancient world in which Aramaic rivals Greek and Latin as a great international language, and in which many other local languages develop means of written expression alongside these metropolitan tongues.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eNew | Mint Condition | Dispatch same day for order received before 12 noon | Guaranteed packaging | No quibbles returns\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51942111674656,"sku":"NEW0520267028","price":135.32,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/everyday-writing-in-the-graeco-roman-east-volume-69-0520267028","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}