{"product_id":"ancient-greek-ii-philip-s-peek-9781805114734","title":"Ancient Greek II: A 21st-Century Approach","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this elementary textbook, Philip S. Peek draws on his twenty-five years of teaching experience to present the ancient Greek language in an imaginative and accessible way that promotes creativity, deep learning, and diversity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe course is built on three pillars: memory, analysis, and logic. Readers memorize the top 550 most frequently occurring ancient Greek words, the essential word endings, the eight parts of speech, and the grammatical concepts they will most frequently encounter when reading authentic ancient texts. Analysis and logic exercises enable the identification of clitics and full words as well as the translation and parsing of genuine ancient Greek sentences, with compelling reading selections in English and in Greek offering starting points for contemplation, debate, and reflection. A series of thirty entries by James F. Patterson, using a simplified morphophonemic approach to understanding language improve readers' understanding of word formation, their vocabulary, and their ability to read and understand Ancient Greek.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis combination of memory-based learning and concept- and skill-based learning gradually builds the confidence of the reader, teaching them how to learn by guiding them from a familiarity with the basics to proficiency in reading this beautiful language. Ancient Greek II: A 21st-Century Approach is written for high-school and university students, but is an instructive and rewarding text for anyone who wishes to learn ancient Greek.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Philip S. Peek\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1805114735\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781805114734\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Open Book Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/31\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 818\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.33lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 8.00w x 2.38d","brand":"Philip S. Peek","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46906946879743,"sku":"9781805114734","price":116.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_355524b8-abf3-4ef7-8c56-721793384360.jpg?v=1748771854","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ancient-greek-ii-philip-s-peek-9781805114734","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}