Beginning Latin Poetry Reader: 70 Selections from the Great Periods of Roman Verse and DramaMcGraw Hill Professional, 5 gen 2006 - 320 pagine Embrace 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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... Poet'“ 166 prologue Is There Life After Death?“ 168 Tréades 371—408 Pompey ancl Caesar'“ 173 Bellum civile 1.126—157 Cato at the Oracle ofjupiter Ammon'“ 177 Bellum civile 9.566—584 A Pep Talk“ 180 Argonautica 5.312—328 Insomnia“ 183 ...
... poet's lifetime (see also page 190). The papyrus roll was not a user~friendly production. It was awkward to read and cumbersome to consult. Whereas today we simply flip through a book's pages for a reference or to check the accuracy of ...
... poetic word for sea, trans. the deep. 1031 pedibus (pés pedis M.) instrumental abl. [§G 47] with [their] feet; salsis lacunas (lacuna -ae F.) is governed by super, trans. over the salt pools, i.e., over the sea; the understood object of ...
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