An Introduction to Ancient Greek (2 Volumes)
Brand: Hamilton Books
Categories: Books, Reference, Words, Language & Grammar



Dimensions: 8.57 x 1.34 x 11.05 inches
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0761869549
Publisher: Hamilton Books
Print length: 538 pages
Publication date: July 31, 2017
ISBN-13: 978-0761869542
Edition: 4th
subtitle: 4th Edition
author: Robert Williamson Alfred Mollin
review: Editorial Reviews Review This Introduction to Ancient Greek is a remarkable work. It will certainly accomplish what ordinary Greek primers do—and then go far beyond. As a Greek primer, it combines the necessary rote learning with rational rules for the formation of words and the composition of sentences, in such a way that students may often infer facts that they would be likely to forget. Together with enticing, well-annotated Greek selections, an interesting vocabulary, and helpful appendices, students are empowered to read real Greek very soon. Meanwhile the Introduction goes beyond this preliminary task of Greek competence to encourage reflection on language. It accomplishes this thinking by means of a thoughtful reworking of the traditional grammatical categories; thus it encourages such questions as; How do Greek linguistic structures differ from English ones, and with what effect on the conveyance of meaning? How, more generally, are the formalisms of language related to the expression of meaning, and how, in turn, is expressible meaning related to internal thinking? The Introduction will work both for a student’s self-study and for the classroom. The single learner, who wants to acquire Greek for its intelligent beauty and for access to its incomparable texts, will find copious help, while the classroom teacher will possess a tool for turning a weary slog into a vivid experience. -- Eva Brann, St. John's College, Annapolis About the Author Alfred Mollin co-authored An Introduction to Ancient Greek while serving on the Annapolis faculty of St. John’s College. He later served as Senior Counsel in the Civil Division of the United States Department of Justice. He died in 2004. Robert Williamson is a Tutor Emeritus and former Andrew W. Mellon Tutor of St. John’s College in Annapolis.