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John Wright's thorough, up-to-date revision of Clyde Pharr's Homeric Greek is presented by the University of Oklahoma Press for use in first-year Greek courses in colleges and preparatory schools. This revised edition adds concise sections on grammar that will be of immense aid to the student who has not previously learned Latin grammar. With a judicious hand Wright has removed some extraneous commentary on the Iliad, but the essence of Pharr's text-which has stood the test of time-has been left untouched. Pharr explains in his eloquent introduction why the ideal approach to the language is with Homer rather than with the writers of Attic Greek. The Homeric method has, indeed, met with remarkable success; Wright's newly revised text will undoubtedly spark fresh enthusiasm in both students and professors of Greek. While this book contains more than the first-year student could easily master, it does not attempt to catalog "every stray Homeric form.... Its first object is to teach beginners to read Greek intelligently and with pleasure."Product Identifiers
PublisherUniversity of Oklahoma Press
ISBN-100806119373
ISBN-139780806119373
eBay Product ID (ePID)955962
Product Key Features
Number of Pages414 Pages
Publication NameHomeric Greek : a Book for Beginners
LanguageEnglish
SubjectGreek (Modern), Ancient & Classical, Ancient Languages (See Also Latin)
Publication Year1986
FeaturesRevised Edition, Revised
TypeLanguage Course
AuthorClyde Pharr, John Wright
Subject AreaForeign Language Study, Literary Criticism, Poetry
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight20.7 Oz
Item Length7.5 in
Item Width5.2 in
Additional Product Features
LCCN84-040698
Dewey Edition22
Target AudienceCollege Audience
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal488.2/421
Lc Classification NumberPa4179.P5 1985