- Paperback: 306 pages
- Publisher: Oxford University Press; Revised edition edition (11 April 1991)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0195056221
- ISBN-13: 978-0195056228
- Product Dimensions: 23.1 x 16 x 1.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
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"Attractive format...Interesting text...Good use of cultural material and word-building tools...Very appropriate for use with high school seniors."--Mary Lee S. McConaghy, St. Louis University High School
"EXCELLENT!! This is the only Greek text, that I have seen, that would be accessible to high school students."--Ellen Peters, Governor Miffin Senior High School
"EXCELLENT!! This is the only Greek text, that I have seen, that would be accessible to high school students."--Ellen Peters, Governor Miffin Senior High School
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Combining traditional and modern teaching methods, this student's text concentrates on producing a fluent reading style. The continuous fictional Greek narrative is integrated with translation and word-study exercises, grammatical explanations and essays on ancient Greek culture and history. Complete vocabularies and a reference grammar are included in the volume, which makes the course practical for self-study in conjunction with a teacher's book that includes the complete English translation of all Greek.
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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I started to learn Greek about thirty years ago. I have never taken a course, but have tried learning from a number of textbooks. I have always given up in frustration, until now. Some of the other books were excellent in terms of clarity and thoroughness. From them I had learned to slowly _decode_ Greek, but never to _read_ it. This book, together with the second volume, are really teaching me to read with fluency. (I've finished 21 of the 32 chapters contained in the two books, 16 chapters per book.) The feature of this set of books, missing in all the other books I have tried (five different books, if I recall correctly), is a great deal of _easy_ reading material to develop fluency in reading. The other books I have tried all had less reading material, and that material got hard quickly. In this book there is a really fine gradual introduction of grammar and vocabulary, with so much practice reading material, that I found myself reading with understanding without the word-by-word decoding I had to go through in all the other books I tried. By the time I finish the second book, I will be ready, I think, to read real Greek, not just slowly and painfully decode it. What I have found in the book so far is a drastically simplified language that is pretty far from any real Greek that I have struggled with in the past. But with each chapter the language gets closer to real Greek. I am quite hopeful that by the time I finish the books--they will be (with one exception) the first Greek books I have ever worked through to the end--I will be ready for real Greek. After thirty years! I am so grateful to the authors.
22 of 23 people found the following review helpful
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A handful of the reviews written before this one said what an awful book Athenaze is, however those reviews were written by GCSE students.
If you're a younger student, studying for GCSE or A Level Greek, this is most probably not the book for you, unless you have a good grasp of most languages. Of course, what your teachers set the course texts as you have little control over, but it seems fairly evident to me, as a university student looking at going in to lecturing (and hopefully teaching Ancient Greek) that it is not suitable for anyone lower than university level.
That said, I feel this course book is an excellent aid for those at university wishing to study Ancient Greek. It starts with the very basics, but seeming quite advanced to the student, the first few pages including half a page of continuous (simple) Greek text. The course matter is, until around unit 5 or so, terribly dull (trust me in that you will get bored of Dikaiopolis and his plough), but you have to start somewhere, and I don't know of any course books with better material!
The flow of the book is sometimes slightly strange, in that e- and a- contracted verbs are introduced very early on, while participles are introduced later, however the coverage of all subjects (in whatever order they're in) is always good.
In summary, I feel this course (both books I & II) to be ideal for undergraduates & postgradutes to get a fairly firm understanding of Ancient Greek, however I certainly wouldn't recommend it to anyone studying Greek at secondary school.
13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I started to use Book I in an adult education class and have just graduated to Book II.
The texts are reasonably challenging to the average learner.
The long exposition of the present tense is fair enough and delays the aorist until the reader is ready.
The grammar summary at the back is very good as is the vocabulary
The Greek font used is clear and readable.
The material on Greek civilisation and history is well done.
In short I am finding this a good text to use and look forward to the greater challenge of Book II with confidence gained from Book I.
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An accessible book to Ancient Greek
This is a great book that quickly builds up vocabulary and grammar. Greek has a lot of grammar to it, so a gentle introduction is needed and it's what is delivered. Read more
Published on 5 Dec 2009 by Anthony Lewis
No problems!
Ok, so I'm still learning from the second of the books in this series, but my class seems to have no complaints about the text, except that those of us who have already learnt... Read more
Published on 11 Feb 2004 by Nicola Wishnowsky
In my opinion, a poorly structured course.
I disliked having to use this book intensely. At prep school (upto age 13), I spent a couple of years using L Wilding's "Greek for Beginners", and old-fashioned course... Read more
Published on 17 July 2000
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I disliked having to use this book intensely. At prep school (upto age 13), I spent a couple of years using L Wilding's "Greek for Beginners", and old-fashioned course... Read more
Published on 17 July 2000
Could do better
This book tries hard but often doesn't help the novice student of Greek. Why, early on, does the storyline go on about how hard life is? Read more
Published on 7 Mar 2000
Too difficult, too early
I am studying for Greek GCSE in England, and Athenaze II becomes very difficult after the relative simplicity of book I; around chapters 18/19, the grammar diverges from the... Read more
Published on 21 Feb 2000
I wouldn't still be taking Greek without this book
I hated taking foreign lanaguages in middle and high school, but decided to give Greek a try this year in college. Read more
Published on 3 Dec 1998
Disappointing
Athenaze I and II are disappointing. The books' single greatest weakness is that it simply takes too long to teach them. Read more
Published on 30 Oct 1998
Excellent!
This book, which teaches ancient or classic Greek in the Attic dialect, is a well rounded and progressive introduction to not only the language but also Greek culture. Read more
Published on 23 Aug 1998
Eucharisto
This book helped me more than I ever expected. I couldn't have gotten through my Greek class without it. Read more
Published on 25 July 1998
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