{"product_id":"phrasikleia-2","title":"Phrasikleia","description":"\u003cp\u003eFirst published in French in 1988, this extraordinary book traces the meaning and function of reading from its very beginnings in Greek oral culture through the development of silent reading.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the most haunting early examples of Greek alphabetical writing appears on the life-sized Archaic funerary statue of a young girl. The inscription speaks for Phrasikleia, who \"shall always be called maiden,\" for she has received this name from the gods instead of marriage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Jesper Svenbro. translated by Janet Lloyd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43572969963702,"sku":"9781501717680","price":32.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0251\/4980\/0541\/files\/9781501717680.jpg?v=1712126457","url":"https:\/\/combined-academic.myshopify.com\/products\/phrasikleia-2","provider":"Combined Academic Publishers - Mare Nostrum Group","version":"1.0","type":"link"}