{"product_id":"phrasikleia-jesper-svenbro-9780801497520","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 0801497523\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780801497520\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 Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.01h x 6.06w x 0.72d","brand":"Jesper Svenbro","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43926132556031,"sku":"9780801497520","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_109e1280-2c3c-4dba-9c7b-15c900a76a12.jpg?v=1681081386","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/phrasikleia-jesper-svenbro-9780801497520","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}