Plato’s Apology of Socrates (Oklahoma Series in Classical Culture) (Volume 36) (English and Greek Edition) by Miller (PDF)

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The significance of Plato’s Apology of Socrates is impossible to overestimate. An account of the famous trial of Socrates in 399 b.c., it appeals to historians, philosophers, political scientists, classicists, and literary critics. It is also essential reading for students of ancient Greek.This new commentary on Plato’s canonical work is designed to accommodate the needs of students in intermediate-level Greek classes, where they typically encounter the Apology for the first time. Paul Allen Miller and Charles Platter, two highly respected classicists and veteran instructors, present the Apology in its traditional thirty-three-chapter structure. They amplify the text with running commentary and glosses of unfamiliar words at the bottom of each page; brief chapter introductions to relevant philosophical, historical, and rhetorical issues; and a separate series of thought-provoking essays, one on each chapter. The essays can serve as bases for class discussions or as starting points for paper topics or general reflection.By integrating background material into the text at regular intervals rather than front-loading it in a lengthy initial overview or burying it in back-of-the-book endnotes, the authors offer students a rich encounter with the text. Their commentary incorporates the latest research on both the trial of Socrates and Plato’s version of it, and it engages major philosophical issues from a contemporary perspective. This book is not only a much-needed aid for students of Greek. It is also the basis of a complete course on the Apology.

User’s Reviews

Editorial Reviews: About the Author Paul Allen Miller is Carolina Distinguished Professor of Classics and Comparative Literature at the University of South Carolina.

Reviews from Amazon users which were colected at the time this book was published on the website:

⭐I was trained to read Greek in a seminary setting, so I have about 4 or 5 years of Koine. I picked this book up to work through the transition from Koine to Classical Greek, and I found it super helpful for a couple of reasons: (1) the readings are broken up into about 33 very manageable segments, (2) lots of vocabulary words are given to the reader on the page (I found myself still needing to look up words, but since I learned a completely different dialect, my vocabulary is pretty small), and finally (3) grammatical and syntactical notes are provided on the bottom of the page. I recommend trying to work through the syntax yourself before you avail yourself of the notes, since it will ‘give the answers away.’I would definitely recommend this book to anyone switching from Koine to Classical, as well as to the early-intermediate Greek student.

⭐The whole Oklahoma series in classical culture is wonderful. Miller and Platter are skilled at giving a short sentence before every chapter and 33 essays on the apology. Also a helpful glossary.

⭐Condition was exactly as described!

⭐It should probably be made abundantly clear that this is an untranslated version of the Apology of Socrates. There was no mention of this anywhere in the product description that the work was still it its original ancient Greek. Just a small but important piece of information.

⭐The commentary didn’t go into enough depth on the core areas of Socrates’ tactics, while instead giving a lot of unnecessary vocab help

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