The Intellectual Revolution is a reader designed for students who have just completed an introductory course in ancient Greek & wish to read substantial passages of ancient authors in the original language It introduces three of ancient Greece's most important authors Euripides Thucydides & Plato &
Includes:: such gripping & influential stories as the revenge of Medeia (as told by Euripides); the Athenians' ill-fated Sicilian expedition (from Thucydides' Histories) & the life & death of Socrates Notes accompanying each passage provide extensive help with vocabulary & translation & each section contains a brief introduction to the author & his work The first edition of the book proved very successful with students & instructors for more than three decades This the second edition
Includes:: the same texts as the first but provides much more help with translating & understanding them in order better to meet the needs of modern students