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Reading Papyri, Writing Ancient History
Contributor(s): Bagnall, Roger S. (Author)
ISBN: 0815379927     ISBN-13: 9780815379928
Publisher: Routledge
OUR PRICE:   $49.39  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: June 2019
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- History | Ancient - General
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Communication Studies
Dewey: 930.072
LCCN: 2019008076
Series: Approaching the Ancient World
Physical Information: 0.4" H x 6.8" W x 9.5" (0.55 lbs) 128 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.)
 
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Since its first publication in 1995, Reading Papyri, Writing Ancient History has proved to be an invaluable resource for students of the ancient world looking to integrate papyrological evidence into their research. In the quarter century since its publication, changes in the research environment have affected papyrology like other fields. Although the core philological methods of the field remain in place, the field has increasingly embraced languages other than Greek and Latin, with considerable impact on the Hellenistic and Late Antique periods. Digital tools have increased the ease and speed of access, with profound effects on research choices, and digital imaging and materiality studies have brought questions about the physical form of written materials to the fore.

In this fully revised new edition, Bagnall adds to the previous analysis a portrait of how the use of papyri for historical research has developed during recent decades. Updated with the latest research and insights from the author, the volume guides historians in how to use these scattered and often badly damaged documents, and to interpret them in order to create a full and diverse picture of ancient society and culture.

This second edition of Reading Papyri, Writing Ancient History continues to offer students and researchers of the ancient world a critical resource in navigating how to use these ancient texts in their research.