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 the book proved very successful with students and instructors for more than three decades. This, the second edition, includes the same texts as the first but provides much more help with translating and understanding them in order better to meet the needs of modern students.
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Joint Association of Classical Teachers' Greek Course Imprint: Cambridge University Press Country of Publication: United Kingdom Edition: 2nd Revised edition Dimensions:
Height: 246mm,
Width: 174mm,
Spine: 10mm
Weight: 390g ISBN:9780521736466 ISBN 10: 0521736463 Series:Reading Greek Pages: 386 Publication Date:19 February 2015 Audience:
College/higher education
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Primary
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
