Beginning Latin Poetry Reader: 70 Selections from the Great Periods of Roman Verse and DramaMcGraw Hill Professional, 05.01.2006 - 320 Seiten 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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... whose talk and behavior make him popular; both phrases are in apposie tion [§G 52] to tfi; trans. you, a real city smart aleck, a darling 0fthe people. rus mihi tu obiectas? sane hoc, credo, Tranio, quod te A Quarrel Between Slaves 7.
... quod te in pistrinum scis actutum tradier. cis hercle paucas tempestates, Tranio, augebis ruri numerum, genus ferratile. nunc, dum tibi lubet licetque, pota, perde rem, 20 corrumpe erilem adulescentem optumum; dies noctesque bibite ...
... quod dico paullum est; adsta ac perlege. hic est sepulchrum haud pulchrum pulchrae feminae. nomen parentes nominarunt Claudiam. suum maritum corde dilexit suo. Natos duos creavit; horunc alterum 5 in terra linquit, alium sub terra locat ...
... Quod tuom est meum est; omne meum est autem tuom. PLAUTUS Trinumnms 329 What's yours is mine, and whats mine is yours. (lit., What's yours is mine, and indeed all ofwhat's mine is yours.) For more proverhsfrom the plays ofPlautus and ...
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