Lucian's Dialogues prepared for schools

Lucian's Dialogues prepared for schools

[Transcriber's note: This book consists of the main text and a supplement ('Notes') which not only contains explanations on the background of some stories, but also explains less frequent words (mostly in Greek). These refer to pages (and lines) of the main text. Therefore, the page numbers have been inserted by labels like '[Page x]' in the main text. In the notes, refence is generally made to the first word of each note or the first part (separated by '') which is printed bold in the text. To avoid distraction by too much formatting, they have only in a few exceptional cases marked by underscores where the referenced words are not obvious. This book contains most of Lucian's Dialogues, prepared for school use by certain omissions and changes. The syntax has been changed where it did not accord with the normal Attic (mostly in the use of and a few particles), and rare or poetical words have sometimes been simplified. The style, however, is much what it was. It would not be possible to make the style agree with the best Attic without a good deal of new writing; and, although the style of Lucian is more cumbrous than Plato's, yet this very fault gives scope for paraphrase as a simpler style would not do. We shall see later how this comes into the question. It is a great comfort that the readers will forget most of the words and forms used, unless the master takes pains to fix them in the memory; in such cases he may fix the simpler paraphrase, leaving the verbiage to take care of itself. If the pupils, after reading the book, can express the meaning of any passage in simpler words, they will understand the meaning, which is the essential thing; and if at the same time they are able to recognize and understand certain long or ugly phrases, that will do them no harm. They will not be tempted to use these phrases rather than the simpler and easier phrases. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

Product details

Ebook Number: 57629
Author: Lucian, of Samosata
Release Date: Aug 2, 2018
Format: eBook
Language: Greek

Contributors

Editor: Rouse, W. H. D. (William Henry Denham), 1863-1950