A World of Heroes
- 386 pages
- 14 hours of reading
A reader for intermediate students of ancient Greek, introducing three of ancient Greece's most important authors, Homer, Herodotus and Sophocles.
Reading Greek Series
This language series is crafted for beginners aiming to read classical Greek. It's ideal for secondary school students, university learners, and adult education programs. The goal is to equip readers with the ability to fluidly and intelligently engage with texts like Homeric epics and Herodotus within one to two years.
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The second edition of a successful reader (first published in 1980) for intermediate students of ancient Greek which introduces three of ancient Greece's most important authors, Euripides, Thucydides and Plato. Accompanying notes provide extensive help with vocabulary and translation. Extensively revised in order to better meet the needs of modern students.
Updated to accompany the second edition of Reading Greek, a best-selling one- year introductory course in ancient Greek, this Study Guide includes notes on and translations of the Greek texts that appear in the Text and Vocabulary volume and answers to the exercises in the Grammar and Exercises volume.
Thoroughly-revised edition of best-selling one-year introductory course in ancient Greek for students and adults.
First published in 1978, Reading Greek has become a best-selling one-year introductory course in ancient Greek for students and adults. It combines the best of modern and traditional language-learning techniques and is used widely in schools, summer schools and universities across the world. It has also been translated into several foreign languages. This volume contains a narrative adapted entirely from ancient authors, including Herodotus, Euripides, Aristophanes and Demosthenes, in order to encourage students rapidly to develop their reading skills. Generous support is provided with vocabulary. At the same time, through the texts and numerous illustrations, students will receive a good introduction to Greek culture, and especially that of Classical Athens. The accompanying Grammar and Exercises volume provides full grammatical support together with numerous exercises at different levels, Greek-English and English-Greek vocabularies, a substantial reference grammar and language surveys.