{"product_id":"9789042924031-a-companion-to-linear-b-mycenean-greek-texts-and-their-world-volume-2","title":"A Companion to Linear B","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMycenaean Greek Texts and their World. Volume 2\u003cbr\u003eLinear B is the earliest form of writing used for Greek; it is a syllabic     script which belongs to the second half of the second millennium BC and     precedes the earliest alphabetic texts by at least four hundred years.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe     tablets written in this script offer crucial information about the     economy, administration, religion, institutions, etc. of the Mycenaean     period. But who wrote these texts? What types of texts were they? How can     we read them, understand them and interpret them? What do they teach us     about the history, economy, religion, society, geography, technology, and     language of the Mycenaean period?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis \u003ci\u003eCompanion\u003c\/i\u003e aims at     answering these and other questions in a series of chapters written by     internationally recognised specialists in the subject, who not only     summarise the results of current research but also try to explain the     problems which arise from the study of the texts and the methods which can     be used to solve them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNo Mycenologist can currently cover with     authority all the field and the \u003ci\u003eCompanion\u003c\/i\u003e is aimed both at the     beginner who needs an introduction to the whole area and to advanced     scholars (archaeologists, historians, classicists) who require an     up-to-date account which can serve as a standard reference tool.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReactions     to the first volume:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"All Aegenists need to have this book.\" (John     G. Younger, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Journal of Archaeology\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Un excellent     instrument, à tous les niveaux.\" (Francisco Aura Jorro, \u003ci\u003eL'Antiquité     Classique\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"We are awash with companions of varying composition     and quality. Arguably, many are superfluous; this one is not. The     companion under review seeks to make Linear B more accessible to students     and interested scholars. It is far more complete, authoritative and     up-to-date than any.\" (Dimitri Nakassis, \u003ci\u003eThe Classical Review\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The     best reference work for the content of the Linear B texts, their language,     their value, and the historical contexts that produced them; very useful     for students.\" (Angelos Chaniotis, \u003ci\u003eAncient Crete: Oxford     Bibliographies Online Research Guide\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55171006136694,"sku":"9789042924031","price":81.09,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_26600756.jpg?v=1737410734","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9789042924031-a-companion-to-linear-b-mycenean-greek-texts-and-their-world-volume-2","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}