Iliad, Book 1 |  | Creator: Pamela Ann Draper
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Category: Book
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Pages: 200
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Dimensions (in): 8.8 x 5.9 x 0.6
ISBN: 0472067923
Dewey Decimal Number: 883.01
EAN: 9780472067923
ASIN: 0472067923
Publication Date: June 5, 2002
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Product Description
Homer's Iliad has captivated readers and influenced writers and artists for more than two thousand years. Reading the poem in its original language provides an experience as challenging as it is rewarding. Most students encountering Homeric Greek for the first time need considerable help, especially with vocabulary and constructions that differ from the more familiar Attic forms. For anyone who has completed studies in elementary Greek, this edition provides the assistance necessary to read, understand, and appreciate the first book of the Iliad in its original language.
Structured to maximize reading ease, P. A. Draper's volume stands out among introductions to the Greek Iliad. Readers of this edition will appreciate the positioning of all notes facing the Greek text; the frequent vocabulary entries; the complete glossary; the appendix on basic Homeric forms and grammar; and the copious annotations on vocabulary, grammar, meter, historical and mythological allusions, and literary interpretation.
Primarily designed as a textbook, this volume will be an effective classroom tool and a useful acquisition for any library supporting a classics program. The book will find readers among high school and college Greek students, advanced students in Homer or epic poetry classes, graduate students working on reading-list requirements, and anyone interested in maintaining Greek reading skills.
P. A. Draper is Humanities Librarian, Cooper Library, Clemson University.
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A great reader January 11, 2008
This is a perfect introduction to Homer in Greek. As described in another review, about 15-20 lines of Greek are on the left page, with copious vocabulary and grammatical notes to help one through. I'm sure one's experience will vary depending on how much previous Greek one has studied, but I found myself rarely going to the glossary to look up any words - the vocabulary words she chose to gloss were perfect for my level. And having the regular scansion notes is great, as well. I would highly recommend this volume to anyone interested in either dipping into Homeric Greek for the first time or in reviewing what they used to know.
 Good way to review Greek March 11, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
The size and style of the Greek text make it very readable. It is convenient that the notes are located on the same page as the text. This book is useful for a beginning Greek student or someone interested in reviewing (or resurrecting) ancient Greek. I was not satisfied with the commentary in the books introduction or the author's recommendations for further reading.
More advanced students will be sorely disappointed with this text, but it is a good way to review ancient Greek or to read an original work for the first time.
P. A. Draper's Iliad I April 28, 2004
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
I have been a student of Greek for over a quarter century. In all that time I have never found a better aid for the study of Homer, whether as a beginner or for a review.After a brief introduction and explanation of grammar, the student is brought into immediate and satisfying contact with the text of the Iliad. Ms. Draper provides a dozen or so lines of the Greek text on the left-hand page, followed by a line by line vocabulary help and occasional commentary which flows over, as needed, to the right-hand page. She also includes an explanation of any difficult scansion. As a cherry on top, she adds a concise, user-friendly glossary at the back of the book. It is altogether usable. I have my copy and have been recommending this book to students and friends.
Excellent July 10, 2002
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
This edition was a good choice for me, a beginner who had just finished an introductory class. The notes on vocabulary, grammar, and allusions to mythology are on the same and the facing pages as the Greek. This eliminates flipping through a dictionary or the back of the book - although there is, in fact, a complete glossary in one of the appendices. The editor includes "scanning notes" at the bottom of each page to help the uninitiated deal with dactylic hexameter. I found this very useful because my pronunciation is so bad and I really was not hearing the music of the poem. There is a good bibliography and suggestions for further reading. Finally, this edition limits itself to just one book of the entire poem. Arguably, Benner might be a more sensible choice to get more of the poem, but I found it much less daunting to deal with just the first book.
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