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James Diggle, "Cambridge Greek Lexicon" (Cambridge UP, 2021)
James Diggle, "Cambridge Greek Lexicon" (Cambridge UP, 2021)
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30 minutes
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Oct 5, 2021
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Professor James Diggle, editor in chief of the Cambridge Greek Lexicon (Cambridge UP, 2021), joins us to explain the background to this extraordinary project. Setting out to provide a standard for students and professional readers of ancient Greek texts, Diggle's lexicon reflects a wider range of usage than Liddell and Scott, and provides translations that move significantly beyond the often modest, even coy, preferences of these Victorian editors. As the fruit of decades of team-work, this landmark publication will become the primary guide for readers of ancient Greek for decades to come.
Crawford Gribben is a professor of history at Queen’s University Belfast.
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Crawford Gribben is a professor of history at Queen’s University Belfast.
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Released:
Oct 5, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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