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Thursday, May 24, 2007

OA translates Harry Potter into Ancient Greek

OA, Andrew Wilson (1950-58), translated Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone into Ancient Greek in 2004. His aim was to assist with JK Rowling' s aim to help children overcome the common dread of studying the two dead languages - where wars in Gaul and Virgil's thoughts on beekeeping can be as exciting as it gets. He has built a brillant website about the work:
http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~loxias/harry_potter.htm

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