Homeric Greek: A Book For Beginners
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| Rating | : | 4.68 (907 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 116324743X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 440 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-08-01 |
| Language | : | English |
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Clyde Pharr (1885-1972) was head of the Classics Department at Vanderbilt University.
About the Author Clyde Pharr (1885-1972) was head of the Classics Department at Vanderbilt University.
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages
Amazon Customer said Modernization Weakens a Classic Text Book.. This is the third revision of this classic work. I am a Greek teacher who has used the Pharr book for almost 10 years. Each successive revision has weakened the original text. The problem is that, in the original form, it offered a unique approach to a challenging but rewarding subject. Each revision has simply made the text more like other textbooks. The editors have endeavored to keep some of the original reference material but there is now too much explanatory material which distracts students from the main task of using Greek to explore Homer. I may reconsider using the text for this coming year.. "Excellent, you can't go wrong with this." according to A Customer. For all those who wonder what they're missing by not reading 'The Iliad' and 'The Odyssey' in the original, there's no better way to acquire the ability than through this book. There are quite a few different texts and programs for beginning ancient Greek, but none other so successfully focused on the 'kit' needed for Homer's works. I'm grateful to the many reviewers who have already praised this book, and particularly to Steven Blackwelder, whose helpful guide on Amazon.com, 'Read Ancient Greek Outside the New Testament' lays out a most effective and logical plan of study. Starting with the pronunciation of th. Probably to best "direct-toHomer" text around but now we need to really "read" Homer Methaya Sirichit I am one of those who are introduced to the beauty of greek language by this wonderful book. However, even though Homer is probably the best to be used as reading materials for those who had completed a year of introductory greek, this book functions not at all as a reading approach to teaching Greek (especially for those who are studying greek for the first time). It does not take you directly to Homer as the title might suggest. In fact, it takes you quite some distance (about 13 lessons) before you are given "Homer" to read. Worse, it doesn't teach you to actually read Homer at all. It instead teaches you to