Athenaze: An Introduction to Ancient Greek Book 1 2e - UK Edition

Maurice Balme; Gilbert Lawall

ISBN 10: 0199122199 / ISBN 13: 9780199122196

Published by Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1990

About this Item

xiii + 270pp. 1990 printing.
Cover fine; the book itself - owner's name & date on flyleaf; reference no. on title page verso; no annotations to the text and essentially unused.

Seller Inventory # WBB3176/3177

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Athenaze: An Introduction to Ancient Greek Book 1 2e - UK Edition
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, Oxford
• Publication Date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0199122199
• ISBN 13: 9780199122196
• Binding: Soft cover
• Illustrator: Catherine Balme
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Dimensions: 16.1W x 23.2H x 1.5D centimeters 16.1 centimeters width by 23.2 centimeters height by 1.5 centimeters depth
• Weight: 560 grams
• Seller catalogs:
  • Greek Language

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Synopsis

Combining the best features of traditional and modern methods, "Athenaze" provides a unique course of instruction that allows students to read connected Greek narrative from an early stage, and guides them to the point where they can read complete classical texts. There is a fictional narrative about an Attic farmer's family placed in precise historical context (432 BC). The narrative is interwoven with tales from mythology and the Persian Wars, and gradually gives way to extracts from "Herodotus", "Plato", and "Thucydides". Each chapter includes a full explanation of new vocabulary and grammar, and an essay on relevant aspects of ancient Greek culture and history. Exercises in translation from English to Greek are integrated throughout.