 Trade In this Item for up to £6.85
Get an extra £5 when you trade in books worth £10 or more until June 30, 2012. Trade in An Homeric Dictionary (Greek Language) for an Amazon.co.uk gift card of up to £6.85, which you can then spend on millions of items across the site. Trade-in values may vary (terms apply). Find more products eligible for trade-in.
|
Frequently Bought Together
Product details
|
More About the Author
Suggested Tags from Similar Products(What's this?)Be the first one to add a relevant tag (keyword that's strongly related to this product)
|
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is undoubtably a useful book for those coming to Homer in the original - but be careful! It contains numerous mistakes, not due to misprinting, but to its own antiquity. Scholarship has moved on a long way since 1877, and you would be unwise to rely too heavily on this edition.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Although over a century old this is still an excellent Homeric dictionary - however as the original was Greek to Latin some of the more commoner words are left in the original Latin without an English equivalent so the reader will also require some knowledge of Latin
Some of the words also have classical illustations which adds further interest
Some of the words also have classical illustations which adds further interest
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
There is no denying that this dictionary is a helpful aid for translating Homer.
However, it must be pointed out that it is no better than the Greek Lexicon, though, it is undoubtedly a cheaper option. The only two advantages that it has over the Lexicon are its sole focus on Homeric words (but rendering it USELESS FOR TRANSLATING OTHER TYPES OF GREEK), and its use of pictures to illustrate certain words (even though the internet could supply more detailed pictures).
MY ADVICE would therefore be to get the Lexicon - you can use it for everything! - or to refer to the Perseus digital library website, where you will find a free online interactive greek dictionary. The Homeric Dictionary is a a waste of money, unless you are a beginner or average student that wishes to focus on translating Homer, undisturbed by the modern world and the internet!
However, it must be pointed out that it is no better than the Greek Lexicon, though, it is undoubtedly a cheaper option. The only two advantages that it has over the Lexicon are its sole focus on Homeric words (but rendering it USELESS FOR TRANSLATING OTHER TYPES OF GREEK), and its use of pictures to illustrate certain words (even though the internet could supply more detailed pictures).
MY ADVICE would therefore be to get the Lexicon - you can use it for everything! - or to refer to the Perseus digital library website, where you will find a free online interactive greek dictionary. The Homeric Dictionary is a a waste of money, unless you are a beginner or average student that wishes to focus on translating Homer, undisturbed by the modern world and the internet!
Would you like to see more reviews about this item?
Were these reviews helpful?
Let us know
Listmania!
Look for similar items by category
Look for similar items by subject
Feedback
- Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
- I am the Author, and I want to comment on my book.
- I am the Publisher, and I want to comment on this book.
|
