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Illustrated history of ancient literature, oriental and classical

Chapter 1: Transcriber’s Notes
By John D. Quackenbos
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The volume surveys the literatures of ancient Near Eastern, Indian, Greek, and Roman civilizations, beginning with language families and the development of writing systems. It treats Sanskrit, Persian, Egyptian, Semitic, and Turanian traditions, outlining major genres, religious texts, legal codes, and literary monuments while explaining alphabets and hieroglyphic principles. Biographical sketches of prominent authors are paired with selected extracts to illustrate styles; comparative philology and historical context connect linguistic relationships and cultural influence. Maps, engravings, and a bibliography accompany chapters to aid study and classroom use.

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Title: Illustrated history of ancient literature, oriental and classical

Author: John D. Quackenbos

Release date: March 22, 2022 [eBook #67687]
Most recently updated: October 18, 2024

Language: English

Original publication: United States: Harper & brothers, 1889

Credits: Turgut Dincer, Les Galloway and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images gen erously made available by The Internet Archive)

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Transcriber’s Notes

Obvious typographical errors have been silently corrected. Variations in hyphenation have been standardised but all other spelling and punctuation remains unchanged.

There are several variations between the Table of Contents and the headings within the text. These remain.

The cover was prepared by the transcriber and is placed in the public domain.

THE INDO-EUROPEAN FAMILY OF LANGUAGES.
Linguistic Map of Europe