A World of Heroes (Reading Greek)
Cambridge University Press
Edition: 2, 11/30/2014
EAN 9780521736466, ISBN10: 0521736463
Paperback, 150 pages, 24.6 x 17.4 x 1 cm
Language: English
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 vocabulary and translation, and each section contains a brief introduction to the author and his work. The first edition of the book proved very successful with students and instructors for more than three decades. This, the second edition, includes the same texts as the first but provides much more help with translating and understanding them in order better to meet the needs of modern students.
Homer
introductory passage
Akhilleus and Hektor (Iliad 22.1-130)
Target passages
the death of Hektor (Iliad 22.131-end)
Hektor and Andromakhe (Iliad 6.237-end)
Herodotus
introductory passages
Persian customs (Histories 1.131-140)
Xerxes at Abydos (Histories 7.44-53)
Target passage
the battle of Thermopylai (Histories 7.56-238)
Sophocles
introductory passage
Oedipus the King (Oedipus Tyrannus 300-862)
Target passage
the fall of Oedipus (Oedipus Tyrannus 950-end).