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008			190820s2019 nyu 000 0aeng
020			_a9781324001270 _qhardcover
082	0	0	_a306.44281
100	1		_aNorris, Mary, _d1952- _eauthor _915074
245	1	0	_aGreek to me : _badventures of the comma queen / _cMary Norris.
260			_aNew York ; _aLondon : _bW.W. Norton, _c2019.
300			_a227 pages ; _c22 cm.
336			_2rdacontent _atext
337			_2rdamedia _aunmediated
338			_2rdacarrier _avolume
505	0		_aInvocation -- 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!.
520			_a"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.
600	1	0	_aNorris, Mary _d1952- _xTravel _zGreece _915075
650		0	_aPeriodical editors _zUnited States _vBiography _915076
650		0	_aAmericans _zGreece _vBiography _915077
650		0	_aGreek language _xSocial aspects _915078
651		0	_aGreece _xDescription and travel _9932
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