Yuanguo He has achieved extraordinary things in the study of Thucydides. Here’s his story in his own words:
My name is Yuanguo He. I am a professor of classics at the School of History, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
I published my translation of Thucydides’ Histories in 2017, which is the first and only version from ancient Greek to Chinese in my country. I have spent about 4 years on a book, A Grammatical Commentary on Thucydides, which covers all the 8 books, and was completed in June, 2023. I also published several articles on Thucydides.
In the spring of 2006, when I was 40 years old, I found myself really interested in the history of ancient Greece, and began to teach myself ancient Greek.
Unbelievable? I had received my doctoral degree (Doctor of History, not PhD). Life begins at forty. It is an old saying but a truth for me! Fortunately, I encountered a series of textbooks, Reading Greek. I have to say it is very excellent. It is organized very well and provides a lot of exercises. The independent study
guide is so helpful and friendly! My thanks to the authors and publisher are from the bottom of my heart!
The best way to learn a foreign language is to teach it. I began to teach ancient Greek in my university in 2008. But as an elective course, my students have only one semester, 3 hours per week, to learn it. It is not enough of course. Anyway, it’s better than nothing.
After grappling with Thucydides’ text for so many years, I find my research is just a beginning. Now I am working on an article about W. R. Connor’s view, the artistic technique of progressions, including introducing it to Chinese readers and some comments. In the not distant future, I plan to do some comparative research between ancient Greek and Chinese historiography,
focusing on their literary dimensions, which Hayden White recommended. I sincerely hope to hear from you, the distinguished guest contributors to this blog. My e-mail address is [email protected].
Thanks a lot!
My name is Yuanguo He. I am a professor of classics at the School of History, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
I published my translation of Thucydides’ Histories in 2017, which is the first and only version from ancient Greek to Chinese in my country. I have spent about 4 years on a book, A Grammatical Commentary on Thucydides, which covers all the 8 books, and was completed in June, 2023. I also published several articles on Thucydides.
In the spring of 2006, when I was 40 years old, I found myself really interested in the history of ancient Greece, and began to teach myself ancient Greek.
Unbelievable? I had received my doctoral degree (Doctor of History, not PhD). Life begins at forty. It is an old saying but a truth for me! Fortunately, I encountered a series of textbooks, Reading Greek. I have to say it is very excellent. It is organized very well and provides a lot of exercises. The independent study
guide is so helpful and friendly! My thanks to the authors and publisher are from the bottom of my heart!
The best way to learn a foreign language is to teach it. I began to teach ancient Greek in my university in 2008. But as an elective course, my students have only one semester, 3 hours per week, to learn it. It is not enough of course. Anyway, it’s better than nothing.
After grappling with Thucydides’ text for so many years, I find my research is just a beginning. Now I am working on an article about W. R. Connor’s view, the artistic technique of progressions, including introducing it to Chinese readers and some comments. In the not distant future, I plan to do some comparative research between ancient Greek and Chinese historiography,
focusing on their literary dimensions, which Hayden White recommended. I sincerely hope to hear from you, the distinguished guest contributors to this blog. My e-mail address is [email protected].
Thanks a lot!