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Preface

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 July 2009

Harvey Yunis
Affiliation:
Professor of classics, Rice University
Harvey Yunis
Affiliation:
Rice University, Houston
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Behind this volume lies not one, but two, conferences. The first gathering took place at Rice University in Houston, Texas, in April 2000 under the title “Written Text and Transformations of Thought and Expression in Classical Greece.” The papers and discussions were lively and interesting so far beyond the norm that we were compelled to consider publication. Beyond revising the individual papers, we wanted a volume that would strike the reader as a seamless, integrated, multifaceted inquiry into the subject. To that end, an extensive series of collaborative steps was planned, culminating in a second gathering, also at Rice University, in November 2001. At the second gathering, no new papers were delivered; our efforts were devoted entirely to mutual criticism and to fashioning one book out of ten papers. For their hard work and devotion to the project, I am hugely indebted to my fellow participants. Anything worthwhile in the final product should be attributed ultimately to the critical and collaborative efforts of the group. In place of acknowledgments to the rest of the group placed at the end of each chapter, the contributors asked to record here their general acknowledgment of detailed criticism, advice, and comments received from the other participants.

The roster of those who contributed to this volume extends beyond the contributors. At the conference in April 2000, Dirk Obbink and Hilary Mackie also delivered papers, but it was not possible to publish them in this volume.

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Print publication year: 2003

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  • Preface
  • Edited by Harvey Yunis, Rice University, Houston
  • Book: Written Texts and the Rise of Literate Culture in Ancient Greece
  • Online publication: 30 July 2009
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511497803.001
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  • Preface
  • Edited by Harvey Yunis, Rice University, Houston
  • Book: Written Texts and the Rise of Literate Culture in Ancient Greece
  • Online publication: 30 July 2009
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511497803.001
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  • Preface
  • Edited by Harvey Yunis, Rice University, Houston
  • Book: Written Texts and the Rise of Literate Culture in Ancient Greece
  • Online publication: 30 July 2009
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511497803.001
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