World of Heroes - Selections From Homer, Herodotus and Sophocles

Reader for intermediate students of ancient Greek introducing three of ancient Greece's most important authors, Homer, Herodotus and Sophocles.

List of contents

Homer: introductory passage: Akhilleus and Hektor (Iliad 22.1-130); Target passages: the death of Hektor (Iliad 22.131-end); Hektor and Andromakhe (Iliad 6.237-end); Herodotus: introductory passages: Persian customs (Histories 1.131-140); Xerxes at Abydos (Histories 7.44-53); Target passage: the battle of Thermopylai (Histories 7.56-238); Sophocles: introductory passage: Oedipus the King (Oedipus Tyrannus 300-862); Target passage: the fall of Oedipus (Oedipus Tyrannus 950-end).

Product details

• Authors: &apos, Greek Co, Joint Association of Classical Teacher's, Joint Association of Classical Teachers', Joint Association of Classical Teachers'' Greek Co, Joint Association of Classical Teachers Greek Cour, Joint Association of Classical Teachers' Greek Course, Joint Association of Classical Teachers&apos
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.02.2015
• EAN: 9780521736466
• ISBN: 978-0-521-73646-6
• No. of pages: 386
• Series: Reading Greek; Reading Greek
• Subjects: Education and learning > Miscellaneous; Fiction > Poetry, drama > Poetry; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Classical linguistics / literary studies