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Lizzern
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 Message 9 of 13
22 September 2009 at 12:26pm | IP Logged 
skhval wrote:
Hello guys!   I am looking for a self-teaching book for ancient greek for an absolute beginner. What would you advise me? "athenazi"? , "reading course in homeric greek" or any other suggestions?

thank you



My uni used Athenaze, it's pretty good. It's been a while since I used it, but if I remember correctly, they start off their chapters with a text, giving you the new words in a wordlist before the text itself - the texts are made to be readable using already known grammar and vocabulary, plus the vocabulary given in the chapter. Then they explain the grammar, after the text, which is usually a good way to do it. They also include interesting cultural notes in the lessons, as well as adapted versions of interesting original texts that you are mostly able to read after you've learned the lesson's material. You don't absolutely need the workbooks, the exercises aren't the best, but I think the verb charts and such were in the workbooks, and I wouldn't want to be without those.

If/when I go back to Ancient Greek I'll start with Athenaze, and not just because I already have them - the course is well structured and teaches you stuff reasonably well, without focusing too much on grammatical drills. I remember I had some complaints about it when I used it, but I don't remember what they were, so obviously they weren't serious enough. I think it had something to do with explanations being overly grammatical at times, but it was still good overall.

Liz
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jimbo
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 Message 10 of 13
22 September 2009 at 2:25pm | IP Logged 
Les Belles Lettres publishes bilingual French/Latin and French/Greek editions of the classics. I'm no expert but they
seem good to me.

http://www.lesbelleslettres.com/

For example, the have Caesar's Gallic War: http://www.lesbelleslettres.com/livre/?GCOI=22510100681860
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skhval
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 Message 11 of 13
22 September 2009 at 9:53pm | IP Logged 
Thanks a lot for your explanations. I looked for "Athenaze" on line and it seems to me it is a very good. What about " A Reading course in homeric greek"? Schroder Horrigan Does anybody familiar with that textbook?
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JW
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 Message 12 of 13
22 September 2009 at 11:15pm | IP Logged 
skhval wrote:
Hello guys!   I am looking for a self-teaching book for ancient greek for an absolute beginner. What would you advise me? "athenazi"? , "reading course in homeric greek" or any other suggestions?

Try this. Ancient Greek is at the end:

http://www.kypros.org/LearnGreek/

ChristopherB wrote:
Quick question...does anyone of know of any sites that specialise in selling books or collected works of Latin and Ancient Greek literature in the original languages? Or is one resigned to reading e-books?

Here is a cool site for ancient greek/english side by side:

http://www.ellopos.net/elpenor/greek-texts/greek-word.asp
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elbereth
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 Message 13 of 13
28 December 2009 at 1:09pm | IP Logged 
Loeb and Les belles lettres seem cool,the latter I can practise French with too,lol.Rachelle's post is largely why I made my own post on whether to do either one or both of Latin and Ancient Greek.All the little words,verb hanges,voices,moods,plus it being in the different alphabet just seems crazy and too much work for me.I don't know,is it worth another shot,I mean,I already want to drop Spanish.Is Old English as fiddly as Ancient Greek,it sounds pleasing phonologically,from the little I've heard,but,sometimes it may not be worth it to start.I love the sounds etc. of Latin though :) :)I am loving the idea of trying those links though:),it's amazing how people find these things:)


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