Based on the same principles as Learn Latin, Peter Jones’s bestselling book of the hugely popular Daily Telegraph series, this book teaches you enough Greek in 20 chapters to be able to read some real ancient Greek – one of the world’s greatest languages, used by one of the world’s greatest cultures. By the end of the course you will be able to read passages from the New Testament and from Classical Greek literature, including extracts from Socrates’ speech on trial for his life recorded by Plato, Sophocles’ Antigone, and the tragic end to the Athenian expedition to Sicily described by the historian Thucydides – and much else.
Each chapter also comes with sections on ancient Greek history and culture, and on the influence of the ancient language on our own, enabling you to experience at first hand just why it is that the ancient Greeks have played such a central part in the culture, language and history of western civilisation.
By:
Peter Jones Imprint: Duckworth Academic Country of Publication: United Kingdom Dimensions:
Height: 216mm,
Width: 138mm,
Spine: 17mm
Weight: 295g ISBN:9780715627587 ISBN 10: 0715627589 Pages: 160 Publication Date:01 May 2011 Audience:
General/trade
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College/higher education
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ELT Advanced
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A / AS level
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
Preface Introduction The Greek alphabet (1) The Greek alphabet (2) 1. 'To be', pronouns and particles 2. Regular verbs and the definite article 3. Contractions and participles 4. More contractions and accusatives 5. Middle verbs and prepositions 6. More participles; introducing gender 7. From here to infinitive 8. Getting in the moods: the subjunctive 9. Neuters and the past tense 10. Aorist middle and the dative case 11. Taking a breather 12. The imperfect 11712. The imperfect 13. Personalising the Word 14. Passive reflections 15. Sacred and secular love 16. Last tense moments 17. More ofthe aorist 18. Yet more of the aorist 19. From death to life 20. Eternal truths End-Piece Homer's Odyssey 13.79-92
