{"product_id":"phrasikleia-jesper-svenbro-9780801425196","title":"Phrasikleia","description":"\u003cp\u003eFirst published in French in 1988, this extraordinary book traces the meaning and function of reading from its very beginnings in Greek oral culture through the development of silent reading.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the most haunting early examples of Greek alphabetical writing appears on the life-sized Archaic funerary statue of a young girl. The inscription speaks for Phrasikleia, who \"shall always be called maiden,\" for she has received this name from the gods instead of marriage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jesper Svenbro\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0801425190\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780801425196\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cornell University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/26\/1993\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.69d","brand":"Jesper Svenbro","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43926113124607,"sku":"9780801425196","price":130.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_f3565764-7133-4d61-af9a-0484eaf1b4d5.jpg?v=1681081275","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/phrasikleia-jesper-svenbro-9780801425196","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}