List of Figures vi Preface and Acknowledgments vii 1 The Indo-European Beginnings 1 2 An Aegean Co-Production 17 3 Mycenean Greek 32 4 The Dark Ages 51 5 The Alphabet 68 6 The Greek Dialects 89 7 Homer and the Epic Tradition 113 8 The Language of Greek Poetry 134 9 Bare Words: The Start of a Common Language 156 10 Greek to Romaic and Back 178 Appendix: The Greek Alphabet and Pronunciation 200 Abbreviations and Symbols 202 Glossary 204 References 207 Index 211
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