Thrasymachus

by Anthony Munday, C.W.E. Peckett

This is one of the classic course books for those beginning ancient Greek. Designed to give students a working knowledge of the Greek languages in order to examine the ancient texts with confidence and enjoyment, the text includes some of the more familiar of the myths, some of the exciting parts of the Odyssey , and a number of extracts from other Greek authors from the earliest down to the New Testament.

Genres: Language, Reference

344 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1991

About the author

Anthony Munday (or Monday) (baptized 13 October 156 – 10 August 1633) was an English playwright and miscellaneous writer. The chief interest in Munday for the modern reader lies in his work as one of the chief predecessors of Shakespeare in English dramatic composition, as well as his writings on Robin Hood.

Reviews

[wyclif · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good supplementary Greek reader for intermediate students. Assumes a strong foundation in Latin grammar, so it's not for beginners. Anyone who expects to work through this should be prepared for lots of vocabulary and morphology memorization. Readings are graded and begin with easier texts, graduating to more difficult ones. Not designed for self learners—this text was clearly intended as supplemental classroom material. Nevertheless it may be useful in a self-study context by supplementing further with the fuller grammar treatment by Hansen & Quinn (and if you have that text, you should really start there and come back to this later after you've mastered the grammar).

[Rob Marshall · Rating 5 out of 5]

Despite its age, I still think this is the most concise intro book!

[Jamie · Rating 4 out of 5]

It'd be very hard to learn beginning Greek from this, but a. Excellent and funny intermediate reader or thorough review.

[Edragone · Rating 4 out of 5]

4

Un bon reader, progressif, intéressant. La fin devient assez ardue, notamment à cause des vers d'Homère qui sont insérés dans le texte. Je le relirai parce que la fin est difficile, mais sinon, très bonne lecture.

[Winnie Thornton · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read a few chapters.