{"product_id":"phrasikleia-9780801425196","title":"Phrasikleia","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Jesper Svenbro | Janet Lloyd\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Cornell University Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Cornell University Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Books \u0026amp; Reading\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46893516685463,"sku":"9780801425196","price":16564.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780801425196.webp?v=1770316862","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/phrasikleia-9780801425196","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}