Tertius Robertus wrote:Ok. But I want one which has a fairly constant style. I mean some one author which uses concrete words a lot and whose constuctions all the same of the same (and quite easy to deal with). Like Caesar in latin.
vir litterarum wrote:It really depends on whether you want to start with Homeric or Attic Greek. If Attic, then the best options are Plato or Xenophon, preferably the Apology or the Anabasis because there are several excellent commentaries available for the beginning reader.
plukidis wrote:Thanks mingshey,
The fault is mine, because in this case I had forgotten to mention that I'm was looking for a compact hard copy for when I'm on the road and have free time.
Again, thanks for your help- maybe I'll just print out PDF out.
mingshey wrote:plukidis wrote:Thanks mingshey,
The fault is mine, because in this case I had forgotten to mention that I'm was looking for a compact hard copy for when I'm on the road and have free time.
Again, thanks for your help- maybe I'll just print out PDF out.
Oops, I'm sorry!
I've been too far accustomed to referring only to free online materials.
plukidis wrote:http://www.amazon.com/Xenophons-Anabasi ... 464&sr=8-2
tronDB wrote:I know that you've already chosen your author (Xenophon), but I just thought I'd chime in here and offer to the rest of the board an unconventional starting text which I believe really helped me out in the beginning of my reading career: Lysias' "On the Death (Murder) of Eratosthenes."
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