[Sca-cooks] Harry Potter Trailer OP OT

[Sandra Kisner]

And for those who want to brush up on their ancient Greek:

>(From BMCR 2005.08.07)
>
>J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Translated
>into Ancient Greek by Andrew Wilson.  London:  Bloomsbury Publishing,
>2004.  Pp. 250.  ISBN 0-7475-6897-9.  $21.95.
>
>Reviewed by Tad Brennan, Northwestern University
>(tadbrennan at northwestern.edu)
>Word count:  1593 words
>-------------------------------
>The book under review is surely one of the most important pieces of
>Ancient Greek prose written in many centuries. It will be a delight to
>all Classicists, a boon to all teachers of Greek, and a possession for
>all time.
>
>It is, of course, Andrew Wilson's translation, into Ancient Greek, of
>J.K. Rowling's first Harry Potter book. It is also, in this reader's
>opinion, a complete success. On nearly every page there is some
>felicity of composition to be admired, some construction that shows off
>the Greek language's power and versatility, some turn of phrase that
>arouses admiration for the translator. In its entirety, it is an
>extraordinary work -- a prose comp. exercise on an unprecedented scale.
>But unlike most prose comp exercises, it is also a wonderfully good
>read.

and later on he gives a website:

>I will not provide further details of Wilson's ingenious translations
>of the characters' names, and his inventive coinages of ancient terms
>for modern appurtenances, because the reader can more easily learn
>about them by consulting Wilson's own discussions, posted on the web
>(http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~loxias/harry_potter.htm) . There
>Wilson has also begun to provide some commentary on his translation, as
>well as some Greek-to-English vocabulary aids. (It is to be hoped that
>these aids to teaching will be completed in the fullness of time).

Sandra