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Product Identifiers
PublisherYale University Press
ISBN-10030019496X
ISBN-139780300194968
eBay Product ID (ePID)18038283044
Product Key Features
Number of Pages808 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameLearn to Read Latin, Second Edition (Workbook)
Publication Year2015
SubjectLatin
TypeLanguage Course
AuthorAndrew Keller, Stephanie Russell
Subject AreaForeign Language Study
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.1 in
Item Weight65.8 Oz
Item Length1.1 in
Item Width0.9 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal478.2421
SynopsisLearn to Read Latin helps students acquire an ability to read and appreciate the great works of Latin literature as quickly as possible. It not only presents basic Latin morphology and syntax with clear explanations and examples but also offers direct access to unabridged passages drawn from a wide variety of Latin texts. As beginning students learn basic forms and grammar, they also gain familiarity with patterns of Latin word order and other features of style. Learn to Read Latin is designed to be comprehensive and requires no supplementary materials explains English grammar points and provides drills especially for today's students offers sections on Latin metrics includes numerous unaltered examples of ancient Latin prose and poetry incorporates selections by authors such as Caesar, Cicero, Sallust, Catullus, Vergil, and Ovid, presented chronologically with introductions to each author and work offers a comprehensive workbook that provides drills and homework assignments. This enlarged second edition improves upon an already strong foundation by streamlining grammatical explanations, increasing the number of syntax and morphology drills, and offering additional short and longer readings in Latin prose and poetry.