A Little Greek Reader

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The late James Morwood (Emeritus Fellow, Emeritus Fellow, Wadham College, Oxford) Stephen Anderson (Senior Tutor, Senior Tutor, Winchester College)

A Little Greek Reader

The late James Morwood (Emeritus Fellow, Emeritus Fellow, Wadham College, Oxford), Stephen Anderson (Senior Tutor, Senior Tutor, Winchester College)

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Oxford University Press Inc
08 January 2015

Literary studies: classical, early & medieval; Literary studies: poetry & poets; Ancient Greek

Covering an extensive variety of grammatical constructions, A Little Greek Reader is an ideal supplement for undergraduate courses in beginning and intermediate Greek. It presents more than 200 vivid, unadapted passages drawn from the poetry and prose of a wide range of Greek authors including Aeschylus, Aristophanes, Demosthenes, Euripides, Herodotus, Homer, Pindar, Plato, Sophocles, Thucydides, and Xenophon. The sections vary in length and difficulty and are arranged according to the specific points of grammar and syntax that they demonstrate.

FEATURES
* Brief introductions for each grammatical principle and reading provide students with context
* Selections are annotated and arranged for maximum classroom flexibility
* Extensive notes below each selection elucidate its meaning or explain interesting or difficult features of Greek grammar, style, and culture
* Appendices offer short biographies of the authors included in the text; coverage of Homeric grammar, Herodotean forms, and New Testament Greek; a guide to two key Greek meters; a list of important literary terms; and a map of Greece and the Aegean
* A complete vocabulary list of unglossed words is included at the end of the book

By: The late James Morwood (Emeritus Fellow Emeritus Fellow Wadham College Oxford), Stephen Anderson (Senior Tutor, Senior Tutor, Winchester College)
Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 206mm, Width: 127mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 277g
ISBN: 9780199311729
ISBN 10: 0199311722
Pages: 312
Publication Date: 08 January 2015
Audience: College/higher education , A / AS level
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Stephen Anderson was educated at Trinity College, Dublin and St John's College, Cambridge. Since 1980 he has taught at Winchester College, where he was Head of Classics from 1984 to 2008 and is currently Senior Tutor. He is co-author of a number of classical textbooks widely used in both schools and universities.

Reviews for A Little Greek Reader

A Little Greek Reader has excellent passage selections and is the kind of textbook that can promote lively classroom discussions. --Blaise Nagy, College of the Holy Cross This is a wonderful book! Morwood and Anderson have chosen a great range of canonical authors in both prose and poetry, and the passages are challenging without being impossible or infuriating. --Richard Rader, University of California, Santa Barbara This is a very useful book that will be of great help in the difficult transition between the end of basic language instruction and confrontation with original texts. --The Classical Review