Greek to us : the fascinating ancient Greek that shapes our world /

"Ancient Greek lives on in our culture in surprising ways. Sometimes funny--the world for an actor, hupokrites, gives us 'hypocrite'; sometimes beautiful--an astronaut is literally 'a mariner of the stars'. And then there are all the myths we see depicted in art galleries, s...

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Main Author:	Davie, John, 1950- (Author)
Other Authors:	Mount, Harry (writer of foreword.)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	London ; New York : Bloomsbury Continuum, 2025.
Subjects:	Greek language > Influence on English. Greek language > Etymology. Greece > Civilization. Grec (Langue) > Étymologie. Grèce > Civilisation. FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY / Latin. Greek language > Influence on English Greek language > Etymology