Beginning Latin Poetry Reader: 70 Selections from the Great Periods of Roman Verse and DramaEmbrace your Roman muse! As a learner of Latin, you want to experience the Roman world by reading its writers in their original language. But you may be unsure where to begin in the classical canon or you may worry that your Latin skills are insufficient to tackle authentic texts. Requiring only a grounding in the basics, Beginning Latin Poetry Reader lets you explore the rich and diverse range of Latin verse, including epics, comedies, satires, lyric poetry, and even graffiti! Inside you'll find seventy selections from authors of the early Republic such as Plautus and Terrance as well as those of the Golden and Silver Ages such as Vergil, Horace, Ovid, and Juvenal--all supported by helpful footnotes and English translations. This book also includes a clear overview of Latin syntax and the metrics of its verse, a glossary of all Latin words found in the readings, and a time line showing the historical and literary context of each author. Lose yourself in:
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... Satires 10.133—162 — The Vigil ofVenus“ 213 CLAUDIAN The Happy Peasant'“ 218 Shorter poems, 20 Grammar 221 Metrics 256 Translations 267 Glossary 303 Copyright © 2007 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Click here Contents Vii.
... Roman Verse and Drama Gavin Betts, Daniel Franklin. Copyright © 2007 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Click here for terms of use. Rhapsody in Verse 143 LITTERA SCRIPTA MANET III 156 OfArms List of Essays List of Marginalia.
70 Selections from the Great Periods of Roman Verse and Drama Gavin Betts, Daniel Franklin. Copyright © 2007 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Click here for terms of use. Copyright © 2007 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Click here.
... inhabitants. In later pages, we will examine several Latin sayings and quotations that have been, and in some cases still are, current in society. Copyright © 2007 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Click here The Dream ofIlia.