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Cargando... Homeric Greek; a book for beginners (edición 1975)por Clyde Pharr
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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. Probably my favorite book on Homeric Greek. It was of great help when I first began learning ancient Greek. Its quotes and aphorisms are brilliant. ( ) In the introduction, the author argues for the merits of teaching Homeric or "epic" Greek to new students of the language. For instance, much of the most beautiful ancient Greek literature, from the odes of Pindar to the histories of Herodotus, is much more "Homeric" (in vocabulary and/or spirit) than "Attic". Also, both the literary forms and the content of Homer's verses are referred to and built upon by the later writers, so moving from Homeric to Attic is much smoother than vice versa. As for the actual content of this book, it takes the student through the first book of the Iliad. There is a short but effective Homeric grammar included, and a thorough dictionary. My biggest complaint of this book concerns the comments for the Greek text. The grammatical comments were useful, but the nongrammatical background and cultural comments often sounded like soap-box lectures on subjects far afield from the text at hand. A sample sentence begins, "It is characteristic of the psychology of primitive peoples to see in the operations of nature the direct actions of their gods...", and again, "...he was a prophet inspired of his god, an idea which those of his class have never been at pains to controvert." They can be easily skipped -- the text of the Iliad speaks for itself. One should be aware that this "book for beginners" does NOT mean it is appropriate for those with no background in Greek. Teaching oneself Greek is extremely difficult to do well. If you are dead-set on doing so, I recommend "Greek: An Intensive Course" to get plenty of practice, even though it does primarily teach Attic Greek rather than Homeric. Very accessible. Of course I can't review its technical merit, but other reviews I've read are positive. Not meant for a first introduction to Greek (this is a different dialect to the Attic greek of Plato, Thucidides, Xenophon, Herodotus, Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripedes) but I tried anyway, and bounced. I'll be trying again! This is a minor revision of the original, which can be found online. sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
For many years, Homeric Greek has been a standard textbook for first-year Greek courses in college and preparatory schools. It offers students the exciting experience of learning to read a Homeric poem in the original language, while introducing them to the fundamentals of ancient Greek. This fourth edition addresses the needs of today's teachers and students, while retaining those elements of the original book responsible for its longevity. Written and subsequently revised by Clyde Pharr, Homeric Greek was further revised by John Wright in 1985. Paula Debnar has revised the book once again by significantly expanding the introductory material in its first forty lessons. Notable features of this new edition include: · Clear definitions of grammatical terms and explanations of forms and syntax · Easy-to-read charts of grammatical paradigms · A new reference map of the Aegean region, including sites mentioned in the first book of the Iliad · An index of the book's section on grammar · A larger, more attractive format for the entire text, including more legible Greek characters Ideally suited for classroom use but also accessible to independent learners, this fourth edition of Homeric Greek ensures continued life for a book that has stood the test of time. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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