Greek: Intermediate Reader

Sapountzis, P.; A. Sapountzis; C.T. Hodge. Greek: Intermediate Reader. Washington DC: Department of State, 1961. First edition. Quarto. III, [1], III, [1], 309, [1]pp. Original printed wrappers. Previous owner’s name (Herbert H. Paper*) on upper title page. This reader is designed to follow a basic course introduction to common spoken Greek (dhimotiki). It therefore assumes the vocabulary of Ward, Kahane and Kahane, Spoken Greek. The selections represent various degrees of the spoken language (kathomilumeni), leading from dhimotiki to the formal katharevusa. Spine sunned with sporadic closed tears at joints. Lower inner corners bumped, thus slightly affecting pages throughout. Wraps in overall fair to good-, interior in good to good+ condition. g-. Paperback.

*Dr. Herbert Harry Paper (1925-2012) was Professor Emeritus of Linguistics and near Eastern Languages, and the Editor of the Hebrew Union College Annual, HUC-JIR/Cincinnati. He received a doctorate from the University of Chicago. Dr. Paper taught at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, and joined HUC-JIR as the Dean of Graduate Studies. His specialties were Persian studies, concentrating on the history of the Persian language and on the ancient languages of Iran, and Yiddish literature. (36119) $50