Author Description

The Greek language, has been the inexhaustible reservoir for modern languages with the longest and best chronicled history, ranging over a period of at least 4,000 years. The evolution of the Greek alphabet, as well as the derivation of the parts of speech, idioms and expressions can be traced past Homer and Alexander the great. The writings of Aristotle, Socrates and modern poets such as Ritsos and Cavafy all were dressed in this most colorful and expressional language. This book celebrates the language of the Hellenes and invites the reader to discover how well invested is the language in all other languages.