A New Introduction to Greek: Third Edition Revised and Enlarged

by Alston Hurd Chase and Henry Phillips Jr.

Book Overview

Major revisions in this widely used text include: 1. Larger typefaces for all Greek paradigms; 2. Greatly expanded vocabularies, both Greek-English and English-Greek; 3. New review exercises for each lesson in both Greek and English; 4. New appendices listing 75 irregular verbs with their principal parts and the prepositions with their meanings. At many points the expositions, notes, and lesson vocabularies are expanded and the English sentences revised...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674616006
• ISBN13: 9780674616004
• Release Date: January 1961
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

Give it some time

When I first started with Chase & Phillips I became very frustrated. I was used to language courses that employed repetition. This book contains little to no repetition. As unpopular as the notion is, only hard work will get you through this book. Unlike other coursebooks, however, this one will remain useful after you have finished the course. The books lack of repition is due to its systematic introduction of key concepts. Its terse style gives you exactly what you need to know, when you need to know it. The way you progress when you follow this book page-by-page is uncanny. It was written 100 years ago and hasn't been updated much at all. There is very little that one could add. I am a third year student of Greek, and still use the one copy that I purchased years ago. It is no longer a textbook to me, but a reference tool. That is what lends this text so much versatility and longevity.

Give it some time

When I first started with Chase & Phillips I became very frustrated. I was used to language courses that employed repition. This book contains little to no repitition. As unpopular as the notion is, only hard work will get you through this book. Unlike other coursebooks, however, this one will remain useful after you have finished the course. The books lack of repition is due to its systematic introduction of key concepts. Its terse style gives you exactly what you need to know, when you need to know it. The way you progress when you follow this book page-by-page is uncanny. It was written 100 years ago and hasn't been updated much at all. There is very little that one could add. I am a third year student of Greek, and still use the one copy that I purchased years ago. It is no longer a textbook to me, but a reference tool. That is what lends this text so much versatility and longevity.

An Excellent yet friendly introduction to the Greek language

As a beginning student in the Greek language it at first seemed an insurmountable task to learn such a language that is "Greek" to me. With a very different and imposing alphabet I thought that it would be hard to come by. Not so with Chase and Phillips text.Even though I am still in the beginning chapters of this text, it is arranged in a very user friendly format, and the first three chapters are arranged so that it is not too complex or overwhelming, so as not to discourage, but to encourage the student to continue on with a bit of self-esteem.I have not had the time to really compare the differences between this and Athenaze (the other Greek text) but from what I have seen and heard, the Chase and Phillips excels the Athenaze in most every aspect of the texts. I would highly recommend this text to anyone who is interested in learning CLASSICAL Greek based on the ease and friendly format of this text.

The only ancient Greek instruction manual worth reading.

Anyone seeking to learn to read and write ancient Greek needs this book, a little determination, and nothing more. If you are familiar with the only name in Latin instruction texts, >, this book will look familiar in layout and methodology. In comparison with another Greek instruction text I have utilized called <<Athenazde>> Chase and Phillips is better in almost every way: organization, methodology, and presentation. Don't waste your time with any other text, even if they may save you a few dollars--you will regret the loss in content and quality.

Best Book to quickly learn Classical Greek

Searching for a way to master the language of Socrates? Look no further! This book is divided into 40 very well organized small chapters. Each chapter deals with a section of grammar and vocab and can be easily mastered in a day or so. Think about it...in just a bit more than a month you can read all the ancient Greek works