Homeric Dictionary (Paperduck) [Paperback]

G. Autenrieth (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 19, 2009 | ISBN-10: 0715617737 | ISBN-13: 978-0715617731

Greek language reference of Homeric terms and allusions, for students of Greek at the thrid and fourth year of study as found in departments of Classics and Classical languages.It includes the most common 9,000 words used in the Iliad and Odyssey, with grammatical forms and illustrations. It is part of the Focus Classical Reprint series.

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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Text: English, German (translation)

About the Author

Georg Autenrieth was the director of the Gymnasuium at Zwejbrücken in Bavaria. The American translation was done by Robert Porter Keep of the Free Academy, Norwich, Connecticut.

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 368 pages
• Publisher: Duckworth Publishers (October 19, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0715617737
• ISBN-13: 978-0715617731
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,243,172 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Essential dictionary for reading or translating Homer, March 29, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Homeric Dictionary (Paperduck) (Paperback)

This dictionary was invaluable while I was translating The Iliad. It is amazingly comprehensive, full of wonderful illustrations that accompany the definitions and includes clear instructions on how to read Homeric verse.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Indispensible Tool for Reading Homer, August 18, 2003

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Platonistikon (Austin, Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Homeric Dictionary (Paperduck) (Paperback)

Autenrieth's Homeric Dictionary is an indispensible tool for reading Homer in the original. Because it focuses only on Homeric vocabulary, it is easier to use than standard lexica that include thousands of other words and later, non-Homeric meanings for Homeric words. Illustrations and detailed explanations are supplied for words describing armor and weapons and the like, which is helpful and not offered by most other lexica. Autenrieth is also more convenient than the glossaries found in beginner's texts because it allows the reader to look up words in a separate volume rather than turning to the back of the same book.

The introduction to the text claims that students should be able to read Homer with this dictionary almost twice as fast as they would with a standard lexicon. This may sound somewhat overblown, but in my experience it is true. Anyone reading a considerable amount of Homer would do well to pick up this volume and save themselves some time.

The only unfortunate thing is that this isn't available in hardcover. Why publishers increasingly fail to recognize the value of offering hardbound editions of reference works that are likely to be used often, I just don't understand. Even still, the Homeric Dictionary is worth owning if you plan to spend any serious time with Homer in Greek.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not the best choice, March 25, 2008

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Graduate Student - See all my reviews

This review is from: Homeric Dictionary (Paperduck) (Paperback)

Autenrieth is a little outdated now, although the pictures are amusing. A better dictionary for Homeric Greek is Richard Cunliffe's Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect.