Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. 1. The Oral and the Written Word: A Reappraisal 1
5. 2. Spoken Sound and Inscribed Sign 39
6. 3. The Pre-Greek Syllabaries 60
7. 4. The Greek Alphabet 77
8. 5. Transcription of the Code of a Non-Literate Culture 89
9. 6. The Character and Content of the Code 122
10. 7. The Ancient Art of Oral Poetry 150
11. 8. The Alphabetization of Homer 166
12. 9. The Preliteracy of the Greeks 185
13. 10. Thoughtful Hesiod 208
14. 11. Preliteracy and the Presocratics 220
15. 12. The Oral Composition of Greek Drama 261
16. 13. Aftermath of the Alphabet 314
17. Index 351