| #1370596 in Books | 2012-03-15 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 10.00 x.41 x7.00l,.80 | File type: PDF | 176 pages||4 of 4 people found the following review helpful.| Nice, but…|By HoAndron|On the surface this seems like a great idea: take short passages in Greek from Thucydides massive work and annotate them for the middle or beginner student. In practice it doesn’t work out that well. As a beginner-middle or middle-beginner I find the commentary only partially adequate for some of the very difficult passages presented, such as||
…precious little has been done for the fledgling Greek student who wants to read the History but needs help with forms, syntax, and the peculiarities of Thucydides style. Nagy has changed the whole landscape. His Reader offers selections from every
An annotated and illustrated Thucydides reader containing passages from books I-VIII of the Histories with introductory material for all eight books of the Histories, commentary and grammatical notes. This book is a standard text for any college course in reading Thucydides in Greek. It is also suitable for post-intermediate, secondary school students who want to tackle the works of a popular but challenging author.
You easily download any file type for your gadget.Thucydides Reader: Annotated Passages from Books I-VIII of the Histories (Focus Classical Commentary) | Thucydides. I was recommended this book by a dear friend of mine.
