Greek to me : adventures of the comma queen
Norris, Mary 1952-2019
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From convincing her The New Yorker bosses to pay for ancient Greek studies to travelling the sacred way in search of Persephone, 'Greek to Me' is an unforgettable account of both her lifelong love affair with words and her solo adventures in the land of olive trees and ouzo. Along the way, Norris explains how the alphabet originated in Greece, makes the case for Athena as a feminist icon and reveals the surprising ways Greek helped form English.
Main title:
Greek to me : adventures of the comma queen / Mary Norris.
Author:
Norris, Mary 1952-, author
Imprint:
New York : W.W. Norton and Company, 2019.
Collation:
240 pages ; 21 cm
ISBN:
9781324001270 (hbk. :)
Dewey class:
914.950476914.950476 NOR
Language:
English
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BRN:
1211704
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