Product Description

This is the best-selling modern children's classic newly available in Ancient Greek.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #176755 in Books
• Published on: 2004-10-04
• Binding: Hardcover
• 256 pages

From the Author
For a Greek - English lexicon of the vocabulary used in the Ancient Greek translation of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, please visit my website.

There you will also find a page of information about the translation, and the translator, with an excerpt from the book. There is also a commentary on the text, in English (written from the point of view of an Ancient Greek!)

About the Author
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone was J.K. Rowling's first novel, followed by Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix as well as two books written specifically for Comic Relief and based on the Harry Potter novels, Fantastic Beasts and where to Find Them and Quidditch through the Ages. The Harry Potter novels are prize-winning and consistently on the bestseller lists, and have now sold over 250 million copies worldwide. Originally published as an author for children and still primarily so, J.K. Rowling has generated huge popular appeal for her books in an unprecedented fashion. She was the first children's author to be voted the BA Author of the Year, and also to win the British Book Awards Author of the Year. Films of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban distributed by Warner Brothers, have been released to huge success. For a full list of prizes please see the website.

Customer Reviews

A MUST for all Ancient Greek lovers
This book is a gem. The translation is gorgeous and brilliant (it really seems that Ancient Greek is Andrew Wilson's mother tongue!). Weird terms like "quidditch" (éêáñïóöáéñéêÞ), "snitch", (öèáóôÝïí), "Hogwarts Express" (ùêýðïñïò õïãïçôéêÞ) and many others were brilliantly rendered according to their meaning. Many cultural difficulties (relationships, time, natural world, colours, noises) were wittily solved.
Mr Wilson rightly attaches importance to details (even in the title: the gender of ëßèïò, which is normally masculine, correctly becomes feminine owing to the fact that we are referring to a special stone: ç ôïõ öéëïóüöïõ ëßèïò).
Style is really classical.
If you are fond of Ancient Greek, buy this book.

Superb translation
I am not a particular Harry Potter fan, but the appeal of reading this book in Ancient Greek resulted in me rushing out to buy it! From what I can tell, the translation is superb and manages to give the story a definite Greek feel to it, without losing any of its original qualities. It was certainly a challenging read, even with a translation at my side, but I definitely think it was worth it. The book is ideal for learners of Ancient Greek as you will surely increase your vocabulary by reading it. There is also a certain satisfaction that you acquire from understanding such a complex language and I found myself feeling this a lot throughout the book. Unfortunately, I can't imagine there'd be a big demand for such a translation, but if you're mad on Harry Potter then it's worth just purchasing it to add to your collection. And those Greek experts who snigger at the idea of such a translation should really

A pleasure of a quite special kind!
The translator has performed a Herculean task. And it is a success! Hearty congratulations! I recommend this novel to everyone who loves Ancient Greek. It is not an easy read, but a pleasure of a quite special kind. But of course there are mistakes in it, particularly errors of accentuation. That is a pity; the book should have been proofread more rigorously. That will have to be done better if there is another edition.