Herodotus Book I (Greek Commentaries Series; Book 1) (Bk. 1) [Paperback]

George A. Sheets (Author)

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ISBN-10: 0929524136 | ISBN-13: 978-0929524139 | Publication Date: June 1981

Bryn Mawr Commentaries have been admired and used by Greek and Latin teachers at every level for twenty years. They provide clear, concise, accurate, and consistent support for students making the transition from introductory and intermediate texts to the direct experience of ancient literature. They assume that the student will know the basics of grammar and vocabulary and then provide the specific grammatical and lexical notes that a student requires to begin the task of interpretation. The volumes in the series are modestly priced and remain in print indefinitely. The text in each volume is in either the original Greek or Latin, with grammatical and lexical commentary in English.

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George A Sheets

Product Details

• Paperback: 292 pages
• Publisher: Bryn Mawr Commentaries (June 1981)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0929524136
• ISBN-13: 978-0929524139
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #700,714 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars AN EXCELLENT COMMENTARY., August 14, 1999

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This review is from: Herodotus Book I (Greek Commentaries Series; Book 1) (Bk. 1) (Paperback)

At last: a commentary that actually helps the student who wants to read Herodotus' Greek. It prints the O.C.T, which is what most students are asked to read, explains the main differences between Ionic and Attic, and then proceeds to comment, clearly and unpretentiously, on all the useful linguistic information, explaining the Ionic dialect, difficult verb forms, tricky constructions etc. Herodotus is such a fascinating author that all scholars have wanted to do over the centuries is debate his historical methods, view of the cosmos, and argue about whether he is reliable or making the whole thing up. This has meant that for 2500 years those that reckon they can make their own mind up on those issues but would like some help just working through his Greek have been completely abandoned. How and Wells, the only English commentary on the whole of Herodotus, is a classic example of masses and masses of history but no linguistic information. But this commentary has filled the gap superbly. It has identified the real needs of the reader of Herodotus and has met them exactly. I found it incredibly useful when reading Herodotus 1 and I think others will too. I hope something similar is on the way for books 2-9.

1 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars It's all Greek to me, August 27, 2007

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Arrin M. Skelley (Calif) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Herodotus Book I (Greek Commentaries Series; Book 1) (Bk. 1) (Paperback)

I was really looking forward to reading this but when I got it, I found that it was all in Greek (even thought it said that it was all in english).