Introduction to Greek, 2nd ed.

by Cynthia W. Shelmerdine

Publishers:

Focus Publishing; R. Pullins

, 2008

Overview

Learn to read the classics with Cynthia W. Shelmerdine’s Introduction to Greek. This text offers a full curriculum for a first-year course in Classical Greek at the university level. The text focuses on grammar and features slightly altered readings drawn chiefly from the works of Xenophon and Herodotus, as well as vocabulary sections at the end of each chapter that build your knowledge of Greek words as you learn grammatical concepts.

Key Features

• Comprehensive introduction to Classical Greek
• Greek-English and English-Greek glossaries
• Several appendixes with complete summaries and charts

Contents

Top Highlights

“Greek also has both regular and irregular forms of comparison” (Page 100)

“The comparative ending is -τερος, -τέρᾱ, -τερον; the superlative ends in -τατος, -τάτη, -τατον” (Page 100)

Endorsements

Shelmerdine’s book is extremely well laid-out with clear tables and large, easy-to-read text. Her table of contents is incredibly detailed, making it very easy to find each topic.

—Classical Review

Product Details

• Title: Introduction to Greek
• Author: Cynthia W. Shelmerdine
• Edition: Second Edition
• Publishers: Focus Publishing, R. Pullins
• Print Publication Date: 2008
• Logos Release Date: 2014
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Greek language › Textbooks; Greek language › Grammar; Greek language
• ISBNs: 9781585101849, 9781585104765, 9781585109609, 1585101842, 1585104760, 1585109606
• Resource ID: LLS:INTROGRK
• Resource Type: Grammar
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-30T00:45:56Z

About Cynthia W. Shelmerdine

Cynthia W. Shelmerdine is the Robert M. Armstrong Professor Emeritus of Classics at the University of Texas. Her research interests include Aegean Bronze Age Archaeology and Mycenaean Greek.