[B-Greek] my AREIOS POTHR arrived
Joseph Weaks
j.weaks at tcu.edu
Wed Nov 3 10:52:35 EST 2004
On Nov 3, 2004, at 4:25 AM, R Yochanan Bitan Buth wrote:
> Finally, a little slower than some others, my AREIOS POTHR arrived.
>
> It's quite nice. It reads something like the old Greek novels, and has
> a
> clear Porson-style font that I can read without reading glasses. Andrew
> Wilson the translator is to be complemented and thanked for bringing a
> breath of fresh air to Greek study and pedagogy. Rapid reading is
> vital for
> language acquisition and a book like AREIOS POTHR can be read without
> looking up words that arn't clear at first. Students often don't want
> to try
> such a process when reading a Greek play where they will be tested on a
> tight reading at the end of the course.
That's great, although it really is a shame that the commercial forces
worked so well for this book as opposed to others. I've read them all,
and they really aren't very stellar as far as literature is concerned.
I can think of quite a few fantasy/epic novels that would make a better
candidate for this type of exercise. (Tolkien?, LeGuin?)
My 2¢,
Joe Weaks
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Rev. Joseph A. Weaks
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Ph.D. (Cand.), Brite Divinity School, Ft. Worth
j.weaks at tcu.edu
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