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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 485 EAN: 9780872208896 Edition: 2 Revised ISBN: 0872208893 Label: Hackett Publishing Company Manufacturer: Hackett Publishing Company Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 374 Publication Date: September 07, 2007 Publisher: Hackett Publishing Company Studio: Hackett Publishing Company Related Items:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: C.A.E. Luschnig's An Introduction to Ancient Greek: A Literary Approach prepares students to read Greek in less than a year by presenting basic traditional grammar without frills and by introducing real Greek written by ancient Greeks, from the first day of study. The second edition retains all the features of the first but is more streamlined, easier on the eyes, more gender-inclusive, and altogether more 21st century. Average Rating:
 Rating: - A Tough Language Made EasierDr. Luschnig has tackled a rough task: write an Ancient Greek textbook for beginners. On the whole, I think she succeeds admirably well. What appealed to me most of all with this textbook was the early and frequent inclusion of ancient writers in the translation exercises; "cookbook Greek" is kept to an excellent minimum. The student is started right off with the first principle part and all principle parts are included well. She gives the subjunctive and optative little and late attention for such ... Read More Rating:  - Thorough, Succinct, and ClearI am a student independently studying Ancient Greek with a little guidance from my Latin teacher. After struggling through Reading Greek: Text and Vocabulary (Reading Greek), I switched over to this book. It has been an incredible aid. Everything in the book is perfectly explained, and things that I never understood before have been made clear. It's great for anyone, but especially for someone who has studied Latin, because when a concept is similar in the two languages, a side note points it out. Rating: - C.A.E. Luschnig, An Introduction to Ancient Greek, 2nd editionAn excellent book for beginners! From my experience the students quickly learn the basics of both grammar and syntax, and they also enjoy the way the book presents the material. The increments of new material are carefully apportioned with deep consideration of how much can a student absorb in a lesson. The sequencing of subjects is pedagogically effective. Grammar is explained clearly, with sufficient linguistic background to assist in comprehension. The presentation of syntactical concepts is exemplary ... Read More Rating: - C.A.E. Luschnig, An Introduction to Ancient Greek, 2nd editionAn excellent book for beginners! From my experience the students quickly learn the basics of both grammar and syntax, and they also enjoy the way the book presents the material. The increments of new material are carefully apportioned with deep consideration of how much can a student absorb in a lesson. The sequencing of subjects is pedagogically effective. Grammar is explained clearly, with sufficient linguistic background to assist in comprehension. The presentation of syntactical concepts is exemplary ... Read More Rating:  - Quickly disqualifiedI can see the attraction in this approach to a Greek textbook: cover the basics quickly. Looking at the table of contents, though, I get a little alarmed at the very brief compass in which subjunctive and optative (two major facts of life that will never go away for the Greek student) are presented at the end. Turning to the exposition (via Amazon reader), it seems all right, and I like the idea of having the exercise sentences drawn from Classical authors; perhaps students will really take to mastering ... Read More 
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