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Wright, John was born on March 9, 1941 in New York City. Son of Henry and Dorothy (Chaya) Wright.
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Homeric Greek: A Book for Beginners
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For many years, Homeric Greek has been a standard textbook for first-year Greek courses in college and preparatory schools. It offers students the exciting experience of learning to read a Homeric poem in the original language, while introducing them to the fundamentals of ancient Greek. This fourth edition addresses the needs of today’s teachers and students, while retaining those elements of the original book responsible for its longevity. Written and subsequently revised by Clyde Pharr, Homeric Greek was further revised by John Wright in 1985. Paula Debnar has revised the book once again by significantly expanding the introductory material in its first forty lessons. Notable features of this new edition include: · Clear definitions of grammatical terms and explanations of forms and syntax · Easy-to-read charts of grammatical paradigms · A new reference map of the Aegean region, including sites mentioned in the first book of the Iliad · An index of the book’s section on grammar · A larger, more attractive format for the entire text, including more legible Greek characters Ideally suited for classroom use but also accessible to independent learners, this fourth edition of Homeric Greek ensures continued life for a book that has stood the test of time.
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Traveling the High Way Home: Ralph Stanley and the World of Traditional Bluegrass Music (Music in American Life) by John Wright (1993-11-01)
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Traveling the High Way Home: Ralph Stanley and the World of Traditional Bluegrass Music (Music in American Life)
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This portrait describes and evaluates Ralph Stanley's more than 40-year career with his Clinch Mountain Boys. Wright also reveals how Stanley's life and music developed after the death of his brother, Carter. An appendix covers Stanley's prolific recording activity, including 45 albums over a 20-year period. 23 photos.
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Homeric Greek: A Book for Beginners
( John Wright’s thorough, up-to-date revision of Clyde Ph...)
John Wright’s thorough, up-to-date revision of Clyde Pharr’s Homeric Greek is presented by the University of Oklahoma Press for use in first-year Greek courses in colleges and preparatory schools. This revised edition adds concise sections on grammar that will be of immense aid to the student who has not previously learned Latin grammar. With a judicious hand Wright has removed some extraneous commentary on the Iliad, but the essence of Pharr’s textwhich has stood the test of timehas been left untouched. Pharr explains in his eloquent introduction why the ideal approach to the language is with Homer rather than with the writers of Attic Greek. The Homeric method has, indeed, met with remarkable success; Wright’s newly revised text will undoubtedly spark fresh enthusiasm in both students and professors of Greek. While this book contains more than the first-year student could easily master, it does not attempt to catalog every stray Homeric form . Its first object is to teach beginners to read Greek intelligently and with pleasure.”
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Homeric Greek: A Book for Beginners by Clyde Pharr (2012-04-02)
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Papers and Monographs of the American Acaedmy in Rome: Dancing in Chains : The Stylistic Unity of the Comoedia Palliata
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John Wright
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Bachelor of Arts, Swarthmore College, 1962; Master of Arts, Indiana U., 1964; Doctor of Philosophy, Indiana U., 1971.
Career
Instructor classics, U. Rochester, 1968-1972; assistant professor, U. Rochester, 1972-1975; associate professor, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1975-1977; professor, Northwestern University, 1977-1983; John Evans professor Latin language and literature, Northwestern University, since 1983; department chairman, Northwestern University, 1978-1997.
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Homeric Greek: A Book for Beginners
( John Wright’s thorough, up-to-date revision of Clyde Ph...)
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Homeric Greek: A Book for Beginners
( For many years, Homeric Greek has been a standard textb...)
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Traveling the High Way Home: Ralph Stanley and the World of Traditional Bluegrass Music (Music in American Life)
(This portrait describes and evaluates Ralph Stanley's mor...)
- Traveling the Highway Home, Ralph Stanley and the World of Traditional Bluegrass Music
- Traveling the High Way Home: Ralph Stanley and the World of Traditional Bluegrass Music (Music in American Life) by John Wright (1993-11-01)
- Homeric Greek: A Book for Beginners by Clyde Pharr (2012-04-02)
- Papers and Monographs of the American Acaedmy in Rome: Dancing in Chains : The Stylistic Unity of the Comoedia Palliata
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Homeric Greek: A Book for Beginners
Membership
Member American Academy in Rome Society of Fellows, American Philological Association, Illinois Classical Conference, Petronian Society, Metropolitan Opera Guild, Chicago Area Bluegrass Association, Minnesota Bluegrass and Old-Time Music Association, International Bluegrass Music Association (Print Media Personality of Year 1994), BMI, National Academy Recording Arts and Sciences.
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Married Ellen Faber, June 16, 1962. Children: Jennifer, Emily.
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Fellow American Academy Rome, 1966-1968. National Endowment Humanities Younger humanist fellow, 1973-1974. Named to Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels. Recipient songwriting prize Santa Fe Bluegrass and Old Time Music Festival, 1996.Fellow American Academy Rome, 1966-1968. National Endowment Humanities Younger humanist fellow, 1973-1974. Named to Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels.
Recipient songwriting prize Santa Fe Bluegrass and Old Time Music Festival, 1996.