Author Description
Combining the best features of traditional and modern methods, Athenaze: An Introduction to Ancient Greek 3/e, provides a unique, bestselling course of instruction that allows students to read connected Greek narrative right from the begining and guides them to the point where they can begin reading complete classical texts. Carefully designed to hold students' interest, the course begins in Book I with a fictional narrative about an Attic farmer's family placed in a precise historical context (423-431 B.C.). This narrative, interwoven with tales from mythology and the Persian Wars, gradually gives way in Book II to adapted passages from Thucydides, Plato, and Herodotuc and ultimately to excerpts of the original Greek of Bacchylides, Thucudides, and Aristophanes' Acharnians. Essays on relevant aspects of ancient Greek culture and history are also woven throughout.
Menrva's Summary
THE THESIS
This workbook serves as a pedagogical tool to bridge the gap between introductory grammar and the reading of authentic classical Greek literature. The authors, Gilbert Lawall, James Morwood, and Maurice Balme, utilize a structured approach that transitions students from narrative-based learning to the analysis of complex primary sources. By integrating linguistic exercises with historical and cultural context, the text aims to build reading proficiency in students who have already mastered the foundational concepts presented in the first volume.
THE SCOPE MAP
What You Will Find
- Exercises focusing on advanced Greek morphology and syntax.
- Adapted reading passages from Thucydides, Plato, and Herodotus.
- Contextual essays regarding the cultural and historical landscape of ancient Greece.
Scope Limits
- This volume does not provide a comprehensive review of basic grammar covered in the first book.
- The text does not offer exhaustive coverage of all classical authors, focusing instead on specific selected excerpts.
THE AUTHORITY PERSPECTIVE
Educators frequently cite this series as a standard for university-level Greek instruction due to its balanced approach between narrative immersion and rigorous grammatical study. Experts highlight the workbook as a necessary component for reinforcing the complex linguistic structures introduced in the primary textbook.
Page Count:
336
Publication Date:
2015-12-18
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
ISBN-10:
0190607696
ISBN-13:
9780190607692
Language Study
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Ancient Greek
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