Greek to me : adventures of the comma queen / Mary Norris.

By:

Norris, Mary, 1952- [author]

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York ; London : W.W. Norton, 2019.Description: 227 pages ; 22 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9781324001270

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

306.44281

Contents:

Invocation -- Alpha to omega -- A is for Athena -- Dead or alive -- Demeter dearest -- A taste for tragedy -- Swimming with Aphrodite -- Acropolis now -- The sea! The sea!.

Summary: "Greek to Me is a charming account of Norris's 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, goes searching for the fabled Baths of Aphrodite, and reveals the surprising ways Greek helped form English. Filled with Norris's memorable encounters with Greek words, Greek gods, Greek wine - and more than a few Greek men - Greek to me is the Comma Queen's fresh take on Greece and the exotic yet strangely familiar language that so deeply influences our own." -- Publisher's description.

Holdings ( 1 )
Title notes ( 2 )

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Book - 7-day loan	CYA Library Main Collection	306.44281 NOR (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		00000010771

Total holds: 0

Invocation -- Alpha to omega -- A is for Athena -- Dead or alive -- Demeter dearest -- A taste for tragedy -- Swimming with Aphrodite -- Acropolis now -- The sea! The sea!.

"Greek to Me is a charming account of Norris's 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, goes searching for the fabled Baths of Aphrodite, and reveals the surprising ways Greek helped form English. Filled with Norris's memorable encounters with Greek words, Greek gods, Greek wine - and more than a few Greek men - Greek to me is the Comma Queen's fresh take on Greece and the exotic yet strangely familiar language that so deeply influences our own." -- Publisher's description.