Ancient Greek Alive

Paula Saffire, Catherine Freis

• Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
• Year: 2017
• Print ISBN: 9780807848005
• eBook ISBN: 9781469643823
• Edition: 3
• Topic: Languages & Linguistics
• Subtopic: Languages
• Index: Languages & Linguistics

This innovative textbook offers students a dynamic introduction to classical Greek. It inspires a constructive sense of enthusiasm in the classroom while helping students master grammatical principles and reading skills.

Among the imaginative features of the book is a two-week introduction to spoken Greek, which immerses students in the sound and basic vocabulary of the language so that they are comfortable as they learn to read and write. (Conversational scripts are provided.) For its reading passages, Ancient Greek Alive uses engaging and even humorous stories drawn from folklore around the world and rendered freshly into classical Greek.

The book’s grammatical explanations are unusually clear. Helpful, one-step-at-a-time exercises are incorporated into the lessons. Entire chapters are devoted to vocabulary review to underline its importance and provide rest stops. There are special sections on aspects of Greek culture. Students test their reading skills along the way on intriguing passages in original Greek texts, which range from Heraclitus and the New Testament to Diogenes and Greek gravestones.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title
• Copyright
• Contents
• Acknowledgments
• Words to Students
• Words to Teachers
• Chronology
• Map
• SCRIPTS FOR CLASSES
• Greek Writing and Literacy
• Greek Medicine
• VOCABULARY REVIEW
• Nasrudin and Socrates
• Two Ionian Philosophers
• The New Testament
• Turtle Tales
• The Bride of Death
• Diogenes
• The Personal Muse
• The Human City
• Three Medical Symbols
• THESAUROS
• PARADIGMS
• PRINCIPAL PARTS
• GREEK-ENGLISH DICTIONARY
• ENGLISH-GREEK DICTIONARY
• INDEX
• APPENDIX: Embroidery in Conversation