Classical Greek

Move to Greece.

 

Don't know if it's still available, but when I dabbled in classic Greek years ago, it was with the aid of "An Introduction to Greek", by Crosby and Schaeffer (considered the standard textbook at the time). Vocabulary and paradigms, guides to inflections and tonic accent, short tales, readings from Xenophon, Heroditus, and others.

B.

 

I would check with local colleges, and even high schools. Since this is a dead language, the hard part will be finding people with whom to converse. You might be able to audit courses. Also check any local Greek-American social groups, where there might be someone who studies it.

 

You should still be able to purchase a copy of the Septuagint written in the classical style.

 

The Great Courses offer a classical Greek course. I don't have it, but I have their German and French ones. Usually, their courses are good. Of course it all depends on the particular professor. Also, you need to buy the courses when they're on sale, since the regular prices tend to be really high.

 

For many philosophy students at the graduate level, being able to read and understand an original text of a philosopher in a foreign language is often a competency that must be met before beginning a thesis or dissertation. There were far more people signing up to take German and French than classical Greek Have you considered checking out your local Universities and Colleges to see if they have any classes that would help?

 

I just looked it up. For the DVD you'd still have to pay tax and shipping. But the price is $99.95 for DVD right now. For instant video (which has no shipping) the price is $69.95. The Greek course is on sale at the moment. I don't know for how long. Like I had mentioned before, you probably wouldn't want to bother with this unless it's on sale. The French and German courses I mentioned that I bought are now over several hundred dollars each. I paid less than $100 each when I bought them. As for talking to this company by phone, who you talk to may make a difference. Some of their sales representatives are better than others. Most are good, though. For myself I usually buy DVDs. But for a friend who I've bought courses for (who lives in a foreign country) I get instant video which is simpler to do (and cheaper.)

 

One thing I didn't mention is that you have the option of getting a complete transcript of the course if you want one. The price can vary. Typically they're $25, but the last two times I got the transcripts at half price. As for myself, I'm not sure if I'll be ordering from the Great Courses much more because I think I've got about everything I need. But I may continue to order for friends.

 

I see what you did there...