Eric A. Havelock Book order

Eric Alfred Havelock was a British classicist who radically reshaped our understanding of the ancient world. Breaking from the traditional Oxbridge approach to classical studies, he proposed a pivotal division between literature from the 6th and 5th centuries BC and that of the 4th century BC. His central, though controversial, thesis argued that Western thought was profoundly shaped by the transition of Greek philosophy from oral to literate forms. Havelock's influential ideas established the field of orality-literacy studies and impacted communication theories, extending his reach beyond classical scholarship.