Re: Language revival (was Re: Which auxlangs? (was Re: I won't[to] start a flame war))
From: | John Cowan <jcowan@...> |
Date: | Tuesday, November 23, 1999, 19:38 |
Raymond Brown wrote:
> But
> whatever happens, the writings of these early greeks will continue to
> endure and be read by many throughout the globe in their original language,
> as well, of course, in translation. The Greeks cannot ever be deprived of
> that heritage.
I wonder, are there high-quality standard translations of the Greek classics
into modern (demotic) Greek?
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