Reading Latin

Author: Peter Jones
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107632269
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 483

Book Description
A bestselling Latin course designed to help mature beginners read classical Latin fluently and intelligently. The Text and Vocabulary presents a series of carefully graded original classical Latin texts, initially adapted but later unadulterated. The accompanying Grammar and Exercises volume completes the course by supplying all the grammatical help needed.

Learn to Read Latin

Author: Andrew Keller
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300194986
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 372

Book Description
Learn to Read Latin helps students acquire an ability to read and appreciate the great works of Latin literature as quickly as possible. It not only presents basic Latin morphology and syntax with clear explanations and examples but also offers direct access to unabridged passages drawn from a wide variety of Latin texts. As beginning students learn basic forms and grammar, they also gain familiarity with patterns of Latin word order and other features of style. Learn to Read Latinis designed to be comprehensive and requires no supplementary materialsexplains English grammar points and provides drills especially for today's studentsoffers sections on Latin metricsincludes numerous unaltered examples of ancient Latin prose and poetryincorporates selections by authors such as Caesar, Cicero, Sallust, Catullus, Vergil, and Ovid, presented chronologically with introductions to each author and workoffers a comprehensive workbook that provides drills and homework assignments.This enlarged second edition improves upon an already strong foundation by streamlining grammatical explanations, increasing the number of syntax and morphology drills, and offering additional short and longer readings in Latin prose and poetry.

An Independent Study Guide to Reading Latin

Author: Peter V. Jones
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521653732
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 294

Book Description
A guide for students using the Reading Latin course on their own.

Reading Medieval Latin

Author: Keith Sidwell
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521447478
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : la
Pages : 422

Book Description
Reading Medieval Latin is an introduction to medieval Latin in its cultural and historical context and is designed to serve the needs of students who have completed the learning of basic classical Latin morphology and syntax. (Users of Reading Latin will find that it follows on after the end of section 5 of that course.) It is an anthology, organised chronologically and thematically in four parts. Each part is divided into chapters with introductory material, texts, and commentaries which give help with syntax, sentence-structure, and background. There are brief sections on medieval orthography and grammar, together with a vocabulary which includes words (or meanings) not found in standard classical dictionaries. The texts chosen cover areas of interest to students of medieval history, philosophy, theology, and literature.

Latin for Reading

Author: Glenn M. Knudsvig
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 468

Book Description
This text enables students to learn to read Latin

Latin Alive! Book 1

Author: Karen Moore
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781600510557
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
The Latin Alive! Book One: Teacher's Edition includes a complete copy of the student text, as well as answer keys, extra teacher's notes and explanations, unit tests, and bonus projects and activities.

Latin Grammar

Author: Cora Carroll Scanlon
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Latin language
Languages : en
Pages : 352

Book Description

How to Read a Latin Poem

Author: William Fitzgerald
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199657866
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 289

Book Description
This is a book about poetry, language, and classical antiquity, and explains to the reader with little or no Latin how the language works as a unique vehicle for poetic expression. Fitzgerald guides the reader through samples of Latin poetry to give a sense of how the individual poems feel in Latin and what makes Latin poetry worth reading.

Let's Read Latin

Author: Ralph McInerny
Publisher: St. Augustine's Press
ISBN:
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : la
Pages : 196

Book Description
At last, a user-friendly introduction to Church Latin using church and scriptural documents themselves, allowing the student to build up knowledge with meaningful texts. All paradigms, grammar, and vocabulary are included, and the texts are explained line by line. A 60-minute audio CD is included to aid in pronunciation. Let's Read Latin is for students of all ages, and a boon to home-schoolers too. In his July 7, 2007, apostolic letter, Pope Benedict XVI encouraged the use of the Latin Mass throughout the Church. Here is a text for all age groups that uses church and scriptural references and materials to learn the language. The 60-minute audio CD (or downloadable audio link) included uses ecclesiastical pronunciation rather than the typical classic pronunciation, making this an especially useful guide to the language of the Church.

Second Latin

Author: Cora Carroll Scanlon
Publisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781495946035
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 274

Book Description
Latin Grammar and its companion Second Latin are designed to teach a person who to read Catholic Ecclesiastical Latin. Latin Grammar prepares a person to read both the Missale Romanum and the Breviarium Romanum with exercises from both. Second Latin continues the course into deeper theology and philosophy vocabular and exercises. At the end of both books a person ought to be able to read everything from the Summa of Saint Thomas Aquinas to the Codex Juris Canonici.