CLST 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Phoenician Language, Miletus
15 Jun 2018
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WEEK 10
The production of Greek literature
November 16, 2016
800-750BCE introduction of the Greek alphabet
- Adapted from the Phoenician language
- The Greeks had vowels that had different meanings
- Boustrophedon means the way that the plow plows the field
o Left to right then right to left then left to right
- Because there were different states in Greece, they took different aspects of the
Phoenician language
- There were Greek dialects in different cities.
o The differences were very distinct
403 BCE Athens adopted the alphabet used in Miletos
- The new Athenian alphabet became gradually the standard alphabet of the Greek world
Poems were heavily used in Greek culture because it helped people remember how things were
supposed to sound and the rhythm.
The romans were very interested in Greek culture.
Alexandria and the Ptolemies:
- Museum and Library
o The new Athens
Check the slides.
19th c. excavations at Oxyrhynchus searching for papyri
- The rubbish piles around the Egyptian town of Oxyrhynchus ‘the town of the sharp nosed
fish’ preserved **
An almost lost chapter of Greek literature: lyric poetry = songs composed to be sung to the
accompaniment of a lyre.
Sappho had a questionable reputation and so her writing became unacceptable to the monks and
the religious leaders.
- She wrote about her personal experiences about her relationship with other women
o She was a lesbian
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Document Summary
The greeks had vowels that had different meanings. Boustrophedon means the way that the plow plows the field: left to right then right to left then left to right. Because there were different states in greece, they took different aspects of the. There were greek dialects in different cities: the differences were very distinct. 403 bce athens adopted the alphabet used in miletos. The new athenian alphabet became gradually the standard alphabet of the greek world. Poems were heavily used in greek culture because it helped people remember how things were supposed to sound and the rhythm. The romans were very interested in greek culture. Museum and library: the new athens. 19th c. excavations at oxyrhynchus searching for papyri. The rubbish piles around the egyptian town of oxyrhynchus the town of the sharp nosed fish" preserved ** An almost lost chapter of greek literature: lyric poetry = songs composed to be sung to the accompaniment of a lyre.
