Ancient Greek Letter Writing: A Cultural History (600 BC-
In this volume,Ceccarelli offers a history of the development of letter writing in ancient Greece from the archaic to the early Hellenistic period. Highlighting the specificity of letter-writing,as opposed to other forms of communication and writing,the volume looks at documentary letters,but also traces the role of embedded letters in the texts of the ancient historians,in drama,and in the speeches of the orators. While a letter is in itself the transcription of an oral message and,as such,c