Ancient Greek I: A 21st Century Approach

Ancient Greek I: A 21st Century Approach

Philip S. Peek  

In this elementary textbook, Philip S. Peek draws on his twenty-five years of teaching experience to present the ancient Greek language in an imaginative and accessible way that promotes creativity, deep learning, and diversity.

The course is built on three pillars: memory, analysis, and logic. Readers memorize the top 250 most frequently occurring ancient Greek words, the essential word endings, the eight parts of speech, and the grammatical concepts they will most frequently encounter when reading authentic ancient texts. Analysis and logic exercises enable the translation and parsing of genuine ancient Greek sentences, with compelling reading selections in English and in Greek offering starting points for contemplation, debate, and reflection. A series of embedded Learning Tips help teachers and students to think in practical and imaginative ways about how they learn.

This combination of memory-based learning and concept- and skill-based learning gradually builds the confidence of the reader, teaching them how to learn by guiding them from a familiarity with the basics to proficiency in reading this beautiful language. Ancient Greek I: A 21st-Century Approach is written for high-school and university students, but is an instructive and rewarding text for anyone who wishes to learn ancient Greek.

Ancient Greek I: A 21st Century Approach
Philip S. Peek | October 2021

644 pp. | 5 colour illustrations | 8" x 10" in (254 x 203 mm)

ISBN Paperback: 9781800642546
ISBN Hardback: 9781800642553
ISBN Digital (PDF): 9781800642560
ISBN Digital ebook (epub): 9781800642577
ISBN Digital ebook (mobi): 9781800642584
ISBN Digital (XML): 9781800642591
DOI: 10.11647/OBP.0264
BIC subject codes: DB (Classical texts), 2AHA (Ancient (Classical) Greek), HBLA1 (Classical civilisation), 4KL (A-Levels Aid), CFP (Translation and interpretation); BISAC: LIT004190 (LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical), FOR033000 (FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY / Ancient Languages), EDU029080 (EDUCATION / Teaching Methods & Materials / Language Arts).

Contents

Preface

Introduction Download
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Module 1 - The Greek Alphabet Download
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Module 2 - More Sounds and Punctuation Download
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Module 3 - Accents and Accenting Verbs I Download
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Module 4 - Adverbs Download
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Module 5 - Conjunctions and Accenting Verbs II Download
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Module 6 - Endings Create Meaning Download
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Guest Feature 1 - Stefan Hagel Teaches Us How to Sing Download
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Module 7 - Nouns, Pronouns, and their Case Functions Download
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Module 8 - Prepositions and Prefixes Download
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Module 9 - The Verb and μι-Verbs εἰμί, δίδωμι, τίθημι Download
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Module 10 - The Verbs ἔχω, ποιέω, ἔρχομαι, φημί Download
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Module 11 - The Definite Article and Persistent Accent Download
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Module 12 - ubstantive Adjectives and the Article Download
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Module 13 - Third Declension Nouns Download
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Self-Assessment Modules 1–13 Download
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Guest Feature 2 - Tom Holland on the Art of Translating Herodotos Download
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Module 14 - First Declension Nouns in –η and -ᾱ and τίς, τί; τις, τι; ὅστις, ἥτις, ὅτι Download
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Module 15 - Attributive and Predicate Position Download
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Module 16 - Second Declension Nouns Download
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Module 17 - The Future Indicative and Infinitive Active of ἔχω, ἐλαύνω, ἔρχομαι and the Dynamic Infinitive Download
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Module 18 - The Personal Pronouns; εἷς, οὐδείς, and μηδείς; the Dative and Accusative of Respect; Time Expressions Download
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Module 19 - οἶδα and the Present and Future Indicative and Infinitive Middle and Passive of ἐλαύνω, καλέω, φέρω, δίδωμι, τίθημι Download
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Guest Feature 3 - Joe Goodkin, Singer and Songwriter Download
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Module 20 - First and Second Declension Adjectives and Common Adjectives and Pronouns: αὐτός, οὗτος, ὅδε, ἐκεῖνος, and -ων, -ουσα, -ον Download
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Module 21 - First Declension Short Alpha Nouns Download
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Module 22 - The Relative Pronoun Download
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Self-Assessment Modules 14–22 Download
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Module 23 - The Imperfect and Aorist Indicative of λέγω, ἔχω, ἐργάζομαι, δίδωμι, τίθημι Download
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Module 24 - Contract Verbs Download
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Module 25 - The Infinitive in Indirect Statement and πρίν- and ὥστε-Clauses Download
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Guest Feature 4 - Amy R. Cohen on Performing and Translating Ancient Greek Drama Download
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Module 26 - Additional Common Adjectives: πᾶς, μέγας, πολύς, ἡδύς, ἀληθής, and -ᾱς, -ᾱσα, -αν Download
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Module 27 - Comparative and Superlative Adjectives and Adverbs; Dative of Degree of Difference Download
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Module 28 - εἰμί and εἶμι Download
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Module 29 - δείκνυμι and φημί Download
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Guest Feature 5 - Diane Rayor on Translating Sappho and Euripides Download
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Module 30 - ἵημι and ἵστημι Download
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Self-Assessment Modules 23–30 Download
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Appendix Download
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Answer Key Download
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References

Index

Adjective Noun Pronoun Chart NAGD

Adjective Noun Pronoun Chart NGDA

Verb Endings Chart NAGD

Verb Endings Chart NGDA

And see also AWOL's  list of
Open Access Textbooks and Language Primers Relating to the Ancient World