An Introduction to Greek

Henry Lamar Crosby, John Nevin Schaeffer

Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers, 2003 - Foreign Language Study - 397 pages

This standard textbook introduces students to ancient Greek in an organized, systematic way. Review lessons are included at logical intervals and the last six of 79 chapters are reviews of participles, infinitives, subjunctives, optatives, imperatives, and indicatives.This volume includes: - Greek to English and English to Greek exercises in each chapter- Review lessons at logical intervals- Greek to English Glossary- English to Greek Glossary- Complete grammatical appendix- Reading selections from standard, classical authors- Useful additional information on word formation, ancient Greek culture, and etymology- Photographs of ancient sites, sculptures, and vase paintings A "New Introduction" by Dr. Thomas Fleming and "An Appreciation" by Dr. James G. Keenan offer new insights into this old favorite.

Contents

• LESSON: 1
• DECLENSION OF OSTEM NEUTERS: 10
• DECLENSION OF ASTEMS continued: 19
• XI: 34
• PRONOUNS: 40
• EUCLID: 42
• XV: 46
• PRESENT AND IMPERFECT INDICATIVE AND PRESENT: 52
• REVIEW: 62
• The Original Research: 69
• XXIII: 71
• A Wise Camel: 81
• Οὐ Θροντὶς Ιπποκλείδη: 93
• XENOPHON: 100
• MENANDER: 107
• What Fools These Mortals: 116
• On Mars Hill: 124
• Eros Wins: 132
• Esse Quam Videri: 139
• PLUTARCH: 148
• HERODOTUS: 155
• Optimism: 167
• PLUTARCH: 176
• ST MATTHEW: 180
• SAPPHO: 185
• HERODOTUS: 197
• REVIEW: 198
• XENOPHON: 206
• ARISTOPHANES: 214
• A Hard Customer: 221
• The Earliest Exploration Party: 228
• olda REVIEW OF THE DATIVE: 230
• In Praise of Eros: 232
• Poetry Pays: 239
• AORIST OF γιγνώσκω: 244
• The SixHour: 245
• SUMMARY OF PARTICIPIAL FORMS AND USES: 251
• A Grumbler Shamed: 252
• SUMMARY OF SUBJUNCTIVE FORMS AND USES: 258
• The Oath of the Ephebi: 261
• SUMMARY OF IMPERATIVE FORMS AND USES: 265
• Learning Is but Recollection: 272
• DICTIONARY OF PROPER NAMES: 335
• GREEKENGLISH VOCABULARY 1: 1
• ENGLISHGREEK VOCABULARY 33: 33
• INDEX 43: 43

About the author

Henry Crosby and John Schaeffer developed this text at the University of Pennsylvania, where Crosby was both teacher and dean and where Schaeffer (a classics teacher at Franklin and Marshall) taught summer courses in Greek.

Bibliographic information

• Title: An Introduction to Greek; G - Reference,Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects Series
• Authors: Henry Lamar Crosby, John Nevin Schaeffer
• Edition: illustrated, reprint
• Publisher: Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers, 2003
• ISBN: 0865165548, 9780865165540
• Length: 397 pages
• Subjects: Foreign Language Study / Greek (Modern)