Overview
This reader is designed for students moving from elementary or intermediate Latin into reading the authentic Latin of Ovid. It contains 202 lines of Latin selections from Ovid's Metamorphoses: Apollo and Daphne, 1.463-473, 490-502, 548-567; Pyramus and Thisbe, 4.65-77, 93-104, 137-153; Daedalus and Icarus, 8.195-208, 220-235; Baucis and Philemon, 8.626-640, 705-720; Pygmalion, 10.243-269, 270-297.Introductory materials include an overview of the life and work of Ovid, bibliography, and a description of Ovidian meters.Latin selections are accompanied by pre-reading materials, grammatical exercises, vocabulary notes, notes to assist reading comprehension, and other reading aids. Appendices on grammar and fi gures of speech, and a pull-out vocabulary of frequently appearing words round out the book's innovative features.
Features:
• Pre-reading materials discuss underlying cultural and literary concepts
• Short explanations of grammatical and syntactical usage, with exercises
• First version of the Latin text with transitional aids: implied words in parentheses, difficult noun-adjective pairings in diff erent fonts, words re-ordered to facilitate comprehension
• Complete vocabulary and grammatical notes on facing pages
• Post-reading materials encourage appreciation of Catullus' style and reflection on what has been read
• Second version of Latin text without transitional aids, but with notes
• Pull-out vocabulary of Latin words not annotated
Caroline Perkins is professor and chair of the department of Classics at Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia.
Denise Davis-Henry has taught Latin at Bishop Watterson High School since 1986.
Synopsis
This reader is designed for students moving from elementary or intermediate Latin into reading the authentic Latin of Ovid. It contains 202 lines of Latin selections from Ovid's Metamorphoses: Apollo and Daphne, 1.463-473, 490-502, 548-567; Pyramus and Thisbe, 4.65-77, 93-104, 137-153; Daedalus and Icarus, 8.195-208, 220-235; Baucis and Philemon, 8.626-640, 705-720; Pygmalion, 10.243-269, 270-297.Introductory materials include an overview of the life and work of Ovid, bibliography, and a description of Ovidian meters.
Latin selections are accompanied by pre-reading materials, grammatical exercises, vocabulary notes, notes to assist reading comprehension, and other reading aids. Appendices on grammar and fi gures of speech, and a pull-out vocabulary of frequently appearing words round out the book's innovative features.
Features:
Pre-reading materials discuss underlying cultural and literary concepts
Short explanations of grammatical and syntactical usage, with exercises
First version of the Latin text with transitional aids: implied words in parentheses, difficult noun-adjective pairings in diff erent fonts, words re-ordered to facilitate comprehension
Complete vocabulary and grammatical notes on facing pages
Post-reading materials encourage appreciation of Catullus' style and reflection on what has been read
Second version of Latin text without transitional aids, but with notes
Pull-out vocabulary of Latin words not annotated
Caroline Perkins is professor and chair of the department of Classics at Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia.
Denise Davis-Henry has taught Latin at Bishop Watterson High School since 1986.