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A World of Heroes: Selections from Homer, Herodotus and Sophocles
Joint Association Of Classical Teachers´ Greek Course
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Description for A World of Heroes: Selections from Homer, Herodotus and Sophocles
Paperback. Reader for intermediate students of ancient Greek introducing three of ancient Greece's most important authors, Homer, Herodotus and Sophocles. Series: Reading Greek. Num Pages: 386 pages, 38 b/w illus. 5 maps. BIC Classification: DCQ; DQ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 247 x 176 x 13. Weight in Grams: 396.
A World of Heroes is a reader designed for students who have just completed an introductory course in ancient Greek and wish to read substantial passages of ancient authors in the original language. It introduces three of ancient Greece's most important authors, Homer, Herodotus and Sophocles, and includes such gripping and influential stories as the battle of Thermopylai (from Herodotus' Histories); the death of Hektor (the Iliad) and the fall of Oedipus. Notes accompanying each passage provide extensive help with vocabulary and translation, and each section contains a brief introduction to the author and his work. The first edition of ... Read more
A World of Heroes is a reader designed for students who have just completed an introductory course in ancient Greek and wish to read substantial passages of ancient authors in the original language. It introduces three of ancient Greece's most important authors, Homer, Herodotus and Sophocles, and includes such gripping and influential stories as the battle of Thermopylai (from Herodotus' Histories); the death of Hektor (the Iliad) and the fall of Oedipus. Notes accompanying each passage provide extensive help with vocabulary and translation, and each section contains a brief introduction to the author and his work. The first edition of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Series
Reading Greek
Condition
New
Number of Pages
386
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521736466
SKU
V9780521736466
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