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Carregando... Beginning Latin Poetry Reader (Latin Reader Series)de Gavin Betts, Daniel Franklin
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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: the sparkling comedies of Plautus the intimate love poetry of Catullus the majestic hexameters of Vergil the elegant lyricism of Horace the refined sensuality of Ovid the compelling satires of Juvenal the bristly epigrams of Martial Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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 Google Books — Carregando...GênerosClassificação decimal de Dewey (CDD)871.01Literature Latin Latin poetry –500Classificação da Biblioteca do Congresso dos E.U.A. (LCC)AvaliaçãoMédia: (3.4)
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No matter which first-year Latin course you study, the transition to "real" Latin, especially poetry, is a jump that requires great care. This reader is sensible and densely-packed. Each of the 70 selections is interesting and lengthy. More importantly, the text contains:
a) a detailed appendix of prosody and grammar, keyed to the text to help the student reinforce and discover;
b) a hearty critical apparatus, usually covering more of the page than there is poetry. If you read this cover to cover, over a good period of time with other Latin work mixed in, you will learn a great deal of how the language was used in a literary context; and
c) full English translations in the back of the book, meaning this can be used by self-taught students or as a useful handbook for tutors and teachers.
As another reviewer noted, the decision not to include macrons is disappointing. I understand the argument against it, and all readers have to learn how to drop them at some point. But this book is for beginners, as per the title, and even if there had been a decision to use them for, say, the first half of the book, I think it would have been beneficial.
Highly worthwhile. (