A World of Heroes Selections from Homer, Herodotus and Sophocles
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Description
A World of Heroes is a reader designed for students who have just completed an introductory course in ancient Greek and wish to read substantial passages of ancient authors in the original language. It introduces three of ancient Greece's most important authors, Homer, Herodotus and Sophocles, and includes such gripping and influential stories as the battle of Thermopylai (from Herodotus' Histories); the death of Hektor (the Iliad) and the fall of Oedipus. Notes accompanying each passage provide extensive help with…
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Key features
- Highly regarded reader introducing intermediate students to three of ancient Greece's most important authors
- Includes gripping and influential passages from Greek literature in the original language
- Provides grammatical help and learning vocabulary for each passage, thoroughly revised for this second edition
About the book
- DOI https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139194297
- Series Reading Greek
- Subjects Classical Languages,Classical Studies
- Format: Paperback
- Publication date: 13 April 2015
- ISBN: 9780521736466
- Dimensions (mm): 247 x 174 mm
- Weight: 0.39kg
- Contains: 38 b/w illus. 5 maps
- Page extent: 386 pages
- Availability: Available
- Format: Digital
- Publication date: 28 May 2018
- ISBN: 9781139194297
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