An Introduction to the Composition and Analysis of Greek Prose

Why Learn To Write In A Dead Language? Because A Really Good Understanding Of A Language Can Only Be Attained By Using It Actively. Unlike Earlier Textbooks Aimed At Schoolboys, This Work Addresses Modern Adults Who Want To Understand Concepts Fully As They Learn. Drawing On Recent Scholarship Where Appropriate And Assuming No Prior Background Except Some Reading Knowledge Of Greek, The Course Combines A Structured Review Of Paradigms And Vocabulary With Clear And Comprehensive Explanations Of The Rules Of Greek Syntax. Large Numbers Of Exercises Are Provided, Both With And Without Key: A Complete Set Of Cumulative Exercises And Another Set Of Non-cumulative Exercises For Those Who Prefer To Dip Into Specific Sections. The Exercises Include, As Well As English Sentences And Paragraphs For Translation, Greek Sentences And Passages For Translation, Analysis, And Manipulation. A Full English-greek Vocabulary And List Of Principal Parts Are Included-- Accentuation; 1. Articles -- 2. Modifiers -- 3. Tenses, Voices, And Agreement -- 4. Cases -- 5. Participles -- 6. The Structure Of A Greek Sentence: Word Order And Connection; Review Exercises -- 7. Conditional, Concessive, And Potential Clauses -- 8. Relative Clauses -- 9. Pronouns -- 10. Indirect Statement -- 11. Questions; Review Exercises -- 12. Purpose, Fear, And Effort -- 13. Cause, Result, And 'on Condition That' -- 14. Comparison And Negatives -- 15. Commands, Wishes, And Prevention -- 16. Temporal Clauses; Review Exercises -- 17. Impersonal Constructions And Verbal Adjectives -- 18. Oratio Obliqua -- 19. Summary -- 20. Consolidation -- Appendices: A. Errors In Smyth's Grammar -- B. English Tenses And Their Greek Equivalents (indicative Only) -- C. Hints For Analysing Greek Sentences -- D. English Conditional Clauses -- E. A Selection Of Terminologies For Describing Greek Conditional Sentences -- F. Short, Easily Confused Words -- G. Partial Answer Key -- H. The Next Step: Prose Composition As An Art Form -- Principal Parts -- Vocabulary -- Index To Vocabulary. Eleanor Dickey. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. English And Greek. Contents Preface Useful reference texts Accentuation I Articles II Modifiers III Tenses, voices, and agreement IV Cases V Participles VI The structure of a Greek sentence: word order and connection Review exercises 1 VII Conditional, concessive, and potential clauses VIII Relative clauses IX Pronouns X Indirect statement XI Questions Review exercises 2 XII Purpose, fear, and effort XIII Cause, result, and “on condition that" XIV Comparison and negatives XV Commands, wishes, and prevention XVI Temporal clauses Review exercises 3 XVII Impersonal constructions and verbal adjectives XVIII Oratio obliqua XIX Summary XX Consolidation Appendix A Errors in Smyth’s Grammar Appendix B English tenses and their Greek equivalents (indicative only) Appendix C Hints for analyzing Greek sentences Appendix D English conditional clauses Appendix E A selection of terminologies for describing Greek conditional sentences Appendix F Short, easily confused words Appendix G Partial answer key Appendix H The next step: prose composition as an art form Principal parts Vocabulary Index to vocabulary "Why learn to write in a dead language? Because a really good understanding of a language can only be attained by using it actively. Unlike earlier textbooks aimed at schoolboys, this work addresses modern adults who want to understand concepts fully as they learn. Drawing on recent scholarship where appropriate and assuming no prior background except some reading knowledge of Greek, the course combines a structured review of paradigms and vocabulary with clear and comprehensive explanations of the rules of Greek syntax. Large numbers of exercises are provided, both with and without key: a complete set of cumulative exercises and another set of non-cumulative exercises for those who prefer to dip into specific sections. The exercises include, as well as English sentences and paragraphs for translation, Greek sentences and passages for translation, analysis, and manipulation. A full English-Greek vocabulary and list of principal parts are included"-- Résumé de l'éditeur