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Morwood The Late James - Athenaze Book Ii An Introduction To Ancient Greek - Paperback
Morwood The Late James - Athenaze Book Ii An Introduction To Ancient Greek - Paperback
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Description: Since its publication in 1990, Athenaze: An Introduction to Ancient Greek has helped tens of thousands of students learn classical Greek. Building on the bestselling tradition of previous editions the long - awaited third edition combines the best features of traditional and modern teaching methods. It provides a unique course of instruction that allows students to read connected Greek narrative right from the beginning and guides them to the point where they can begin reading complete classical texts. James Morwood editor of the Oxford Grammar of Classical Greek and the Pocket Oxford Classical Greek Dictionary brings his expertise and years of teaching experience to this revision. Carefully designed to hold students interest the course begins in Book I with a fictional narrative about an Attic farmer's family placed in a precise historical context (432 - 431 B. C.). This narrative interwoven with tales from mythology and the Persian Wars gradually gives way in Book II to adapted passages from Thucydides Plato and Herodotus and ultimately to excerpts of the original Greek of Bacchylides Thucydides and Aristophanes Acharnians. Essays on relevant aspects of ancient Greek culture and history are also woven throughout.
Title: Athenaze Book Ii An Introduction To Ancient Greek
Author(s): Morwood The Late James
Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
Barcode: 9780190607678
Pages: 480 Pages
Publication Date: 12/18/2015
Category: Literary Studies: Poetry & Poets
Description: Since its publication in 1990, Athenaze: An Introduction to Ancient Greek has helped tens of thousands of students learn classical Greek. Building on the bestselling tradition of previous editions the long - awaited third edition combines the best features of traditional and modern teaching methods. It provides a unique course of instruction that allows students to read connected Greek narrative right from the beginning and guides them to the point where they can begin reading complete classical texts. James Morwood editor of the Oxford Grammar of Classical Greek and the Pocket Oxford Classical Greek Dictionary brings his expertise and years of teaching experience to this revision. Carefully designed to hold students interest the course begins in Book I with a fictional narrative about an Attic farmer's family placed in a precise historical context (432 - 431 B. C.). This narrative interwoven with tales from mythology and the Persian Wars gradually gives way in Book II to adapted passages from Thucydides Plato and Herodotus and ultimately to excerpts of the original Greek of Bacchylides Thucydides and Aristophanes Acharnians. Essays on relevant aspects of ancient Greek culture and history are also woven throughout.
Title: Athenaze Book Ii An Introduction To Ancient Greek
Author(s): Morwood The Late James
Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
Barcode: 9780190607678
Pages: 480 Pages
Publication Date: 12/18/2015
Category: Literary Studies: Poetry & Poets
