A Greek Anthology [Paperback]

This book offers an ideal first reader in ancient Greek for students who have already completed a beginner's course.For students of ancient Greek ready to advance beyond the stage of absolute beginners where they are reading adapted Greek from coursebooks, this book offers an ideal first reader. Indeed there is no other book like it currently in print. It presents twenty extracts from a comprehensive range of Greek authors (Homer to Plutarch) with generous vocabulary and grammatical help. A general vocabulary is also included at the back. The passages have been chosen for their intrinsic interest and variety and brief introductions set them in context.For students of ancient Greek ready to advance beyond the stage of absolute beginners where they are reading adapted Greek from coursebooks, this book offers an ideal first reader. Indeed there is no other book like it currently in print. It presents twenty extracts from a comprehensive range of Greek authors (Homer to Plutarch) with generous vocabulary and grammatical help. A general vocabulary is also included at the back. The passages have been chosen for their intrinsic interest and variety and brief introductions set them in context.This book offers an ideal first reader for students of ancient Greek ready to advance beyond the stage of absolute beginners. It presents twenty extracts from a comprehensive range of Greek authors--Homer to Plutarch--and includes vocabulary and grammatical assistance. The passages have been chosen for their interest and variety and brief introductions set them in context.Time chart; Map of the Greek world; 1. Homer Iliad: Zeus, fate and the death of Sarpedon; 2. Homer Odyssey: Calypso is ordered by the gods to release Odysseus; 3. Herodotus The Histories: the battle of Salamis; 4. Aeschylus Persians: the battle of Salamis; 5. Sophocles Antigone: Antigone confronts Creon; 6. Euripides Alcestis: Alcestis' farewell to Admetus; 7. Thucydides History of the Peloponnesian War: the revolt oflãb