It is also ideal for those people who may have learned Latin many years ago, and wish to renew their acquaintance with the language. Reading Latin is principally designed for college/university and adult beginners, but also for those in the final years of school. For each section, a selection of Latin epigrams, mottoes, quotations, everyday Latin, word-derivations, examples of medieval Latin and discussions of the influence of Latin upon English illustrate the language’s impact on Western culture.
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It also contains a full and detailed reference grammar at the back. The accompanying Grammar and Exercises volume supplies all the grammatical help needed to do this, together with a range of reinforcing exercises for each section, including English into Latin for those who want it. The adaptations are gradually phased out until unadulterated prose and verse can be read. The Text and Vocabulary, richly illustrated, consists at the start of carefully graded adaptations from original classical Latin texts.
It does this in three ways: it encourages the reading of continuous texts from the start without compromising grammatical rigour it offers generous help with translation at every stage and it integrates the learning of classical Latin with an appreciation of the influence of the Latin language upon English and European culture from antiquity to the present. Second edition Reading Latin, first published in 1986, is a bestselling Latin course designed to help mature beginners read classical Latin fluently and intelligently, primarily in the context of classical culture, but with some medieval Latin too. Total English–Latin vocabulary for exercises. Grammar and exercises for Sections 1–6.Īppendix: The Latin language.
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