A Short Grammar of Classical Greek with Tables for Repetition
THE number of Greek Grammars published during the last few years has been so great, and so many of them seem admirably suited for the purpose they have in view-the teaching of Greek to beginners-that a great deal of an unfortunate schoolmaster's time is taken up in deciding upon their respective merits, and in making up his mind which to adopt for school use. This being the case, the author of any new grammar must expect his work to be judged, not merely with reference to the question whether the book is good in itself, but whether, tested by the standard reached by other grammars already in use, it contains special excellencies of its own. Father Kleist, in publishing his translation of Kaegi's Greek Grammar, was perfectly well aware of this fact, and claims as his justification that Kaegi's work is the successful result of a very close and accurate study of the Greek authors generally read in a school course, conducted with this special purpose of either omitting entirely or of relegating to an unimportant place in his Grammar all peculiarities or irregularities rarely met with in these authors. To have done this successfully, as we believe he has, is a strong recommendation for his book. The work met with a very favorable reception in Germany, passing through twelve editions in ten years. Such a reception in the land of grammarians speaks for itself. While, then, we have much pleasure in welcoming this translation by Father Kleist, we should like to point out what appear to us slight defects in the book.
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A Short Grammar of Classical Greek with Tables for Repetition
THE number of Greek Grammars published during the last few years has been so great, and so many of them seem admirably suited for the purpose they have in view-the teaching of Greek to beginners-that a great deal of an unfortunate schoolmaster's time is taken up in deciding upon their respective merits, and in making up his mind which to adopt for school use. This being the case, the author of any new grammar must expect his work to be judged, not merely with reference to the question whether the book is good in itself, but whether, tested by the standard reached by other grammars already in use, it contains special excellencies of its own. Father Kleist, in publishing his translation of Kaegi's Greek Grammar, was perfectly well aware of this fact, and claims as his justification that Kaegi's work is the successful result of a very close and accurate study of the Greek authors generally read in a school course, conducted with this special purpose of either omitting entirely or of relegating to an unimportant place in his Grammar all peculiarities or irregularities rarely met with in these authors. To have done this successfully, as we believe he has, is a strong recommendation for his book. The work met with a very favorable reception in Germany, passing through twelve editions in ten years. Such a reception in the land of grammarians speaks for itself. While, then, we have much pleasure in welcoming this translation by Father Kleist, we should like to point out what appear to us slight defects in the book.
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Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781663535566 |
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| Publisher: | Barnes & Noble Press |
| Publication date: | 07/17/2020 |
| Edition description: | Authorized English ed. |
| Pages: | 270 |
| Product dimensions: | 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.61(d) |
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