The so-called nonsense inscriptions on Ancient Greek vases between Paideia and Paidiá /

The so-called nonsense inscriptions on Ancient Greek vases between Paideia and Paidiá /

As the first extensive survey of the ancient Greek painters' practice of writing nonsense on vases, The So-called Nonsense Inscriptions on Ancient Greek Vases by Sara Chiarini provides a systematic overview of the linguistic features of the phenomenon and discusses its forms and contexts of rec...

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Main Author: Chiarini, Sara.

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2018.

Series: Brill Studies in Greek and Roman Epigraphy 10.
Classical Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2018, ISBN: 9789004353282.

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Vases, Greek > Inscriptions.
Inscriptions, Greek.

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Call Number: CN375.V3

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Table of Contents:
  • Front Matter
  • Copyright page
  • Dedication
  • Preface and Acknowledgements
  • List of Illustrations
  • List of Abbreviations
  • Introducing Nonsense
  • Rethinking Prior Approaches
  • Περὶ παιδείας or Nonsense Inscriptions and Literacy
  • Περὶ παιδιᾶς or Nonsense Inscriptions and Intellectual Teasing
  • What if Nonsense Did Make Sense?
  • Conclusion
  • Catalogue of Vases and Fragments Carrying Nonsense Inscriptions
  • Back Matter
  • Bibliography
  • Index.