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PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-100199862966
ISBN-139780199862962
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Number of Pages336 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameOxford Latin Course, College Edition : Grammar, Exercises, Context
SubjectLatin, History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical
Publication Year2012
TypeLanguage Course
AuthorJames Morwood, Maurice Balme
Subject AreaForeign Language Study, Philosophy
FormatTrade Paperback
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Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight17.6 Oz
Item Length9.1 in
Item Width7.5 in
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Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN2011-044996
Dewey Edition23
Reviews"Congratulations on hitting just the right approach to making a very enjoyable set of Latin texts more functional for college teaching."--Robert Luginbill,University of Louisville "This new and improved version of theOxford Latin Courseis better suited for today's college students. It is a reading-approach text that also has an excellent grammar component."--Victor Leuci,Westminster College "Across the board, students ask for more history and culture in Latin class, and this book gives them exactly that. The running story, cultural essays, and actual Latin readings will hold their interest much more effectively than random sentences and vocabulary."--Zoe Kontes,Kenyon College "I am favorably impressed by the new cartoons. They are drawn in a style that most college students will find compelling."--David Christenson,University of Arizona, "Congratulations on hitting just the right approach to making a very enjoyable set of Latin texts more functional for college teaching."--Robert Luginbill, University of Louisville "This new and improved version of the Oxford Latin Course is better suited for today's college students. It is a reading-approach text that also has an excellent grammar component."--Victor Leuci, Westminster College "Across the board, students ask for more history and culture in Latin class, and this book gives them exactly that. The running story, cultural essays, and actual Latin readings will hold their interest much more effectively than random sentences and vocabulary."--Zoe Kontes, Kenyon College "I am favorably impressed by the new cartoons. They are drawn in a style that most college students will find compelling."--David Christenson, University of Arizona, "Congratulations on hitting just the right approach to making a very enjoyable set of Latin texts more functional for college teaching."--Robert Luginbill, University of Louisville"This new and improved version of the Oxford Latin Course is better suited for today's college students. It is a reading-approach text that also has an excellent grammar component."--Victor Leuci, Westminster College"Across the board, students ask for more history and culture in Latin class, and this book gives them exactly that. The running story, cultural essays, and actual Latin readings will hold their interest much more effectively than random sentences and vocabulary."--Zoe Kontes, Kenyon College"I am favorably impressed by the new cartoons. They are drawn in a style that most college students will find compelling."--David Christenson, University of Arizona
Number of Volumes1 vol.
Dewey Decimal478.2/421
Table Of ContentIntroduction1. Scintilla in casa laboratVerbs: transitive and intransitive; 1st conjugation, 3rd sing.; est; pl complement; nouns and adjectives: 1st declension sing. nom. and acc.Quintus2. Quintus Flaccum iuuatNouns and adjs 2nd declension nom. and acc. sing. and plural; gender: masc., fem. and neuter; agreement of adjs; verbs: 3rd plural -- all conjugationsWomen3. NundinaeVerbs: all persons; prepositions with acc. and abl. (in, ad, a/ab, e/ex)Nundinae and Farming4. Ludus FlauiInfinitives and imperatives; vocative; possum, eo; compound verbs; adverbs; questionsEducation5. Flauius fabulam narrat3rd declension, nouns and adjectives; genitives of first three declensions; some uses of the genitive and ablativeThe Iliad6. Graeci Troiam capiuntDative case; complete declensions 1,2,3; ego, tu, nos, uos; uolo, noloVirgil's Aeneid7. PolyphemusDeclensions 4 and 5; review of all five declensions; pronouns -- is, ille, hic, ipseHomer and Virgil8. Aeneas in AfricaSubordinate clauses, including relatives; reflexives9. Infelix DidoComprehension Exercise10. ComitiaImperfect and perfect tensesElections11. Quintus Romam aduenitPluperfect tense; more perfect stems and the meaning of the perfect; numerals 1-10, expressions of time and place; locative caseRome12. Ludus OrbiliMore perfect endings; fero; uses of the ablative caseGreece and Rome13. Marcus Quintum domum suam inuitatComparative and superlative adjectives and adverbs; more perfect stemsCicero14. Caesaris triumphiPresent participle; further uses of the ablative case; more perfect stemsThe Roman Triumph15. Idus MartiaeThe future tense, the future perfect tense; more perfect stemsThe End of the Republic16. Caesaris funusPassive voice; perfect passive participle and indicative; future perfect passive; pluperfect passive; future participle (active)17. AthenisPresent, future, and imperfect passiveStoic and Epicurean18. Brutus Athenas aduenitComprehension Exercise19. Horatius Delphos uisitThe subjunctive mood, the present subjunctive; the jussive subjunctive; purpose clauses; sequence of tenses; indirect commandsDelphi20. Horatius militatPassive forms of subjunctive; pluperfect subjunctives active and passive; deponent verbs; passive infinitives and imperativesThe Roman Army21. PhilippiAblative absoluteBrutus and Cassius22. Horatius ad Italiam reditIndirect questions; the perfect subjunctive; semi-deponent verbsThe Confiscations23. Horatius Romam reditIndirect statement; all infinitives active and passiveLatin Poetry24. Horatius carmina scribitResult clausesBooks25. Horatius Maecenati commendaturSummary of uses of ut cum and dum26. Horatius iter Brundisium facitConditional clausesTravel27. Maecenas poetas fouetGerunds and gerundivesVixi puellis28. Horatius rusticus fitImpersonal verbs; impersonal use of passive; subjunctive in main clausesPatrons and Clients29. AugustusVerbs of fearing; connecting relativeCleopatra30. Horatius amicus fit principisPredicative dative; relative with the subjunctiveSome Glimpses of Augustus31. Indomita morsDeathComprehension ExerciseAppendix 1. Continuous Indirect SpeechAppendix 2. Uses of the Indicative and the SubjunctiveAppendix 3. Quin and quominusGlossary of Grammatical TermsMetrical AppendixReference GrammarEnglish-Latin Vocabulary
SynopsisAdapted to better meet the needs of American college students, The Oxford Latin Course, College Edition, retains its trademark reading-based approach, but does so now in two companion volumes-- Readings and Vocabulary and Grammar, Exercises, Context --that cover all of the topics essential to a first-year Latin course. OTHER NEW FEATURES: * Streamlined organization that focuses more closely on the life of the Roman poet Horace * Additional and more robust grammar explanations * Revised cartoons--completely redrawn for a college audience--that illustrate grammar points and provide students with "visual vignettes" * A revised narrative that corresponds to customary U.S. usage and Americanized spelling * A Companion Website at www.oup.com/us/morwood containing grammar and syntax drills, flashcards for vocabulary review, phonetic pronunciations, and instructional materials, Adapted to better meet the needs of students, The Oxford Latin Course, College Edition, retains its trademark reading-based approach, but does so now in two companion volumes - Readings and Vocabulary and Grammar, Exercises, Context - that cover all of the topics essential to a first-year Latin course., Adapted to better meet the needs of American college students, The Oxford Latin Course, College Edition, retains its trademark reading-based approach, but does so now in two companion volumes--Readings and Vocabulary and Grammar, Exercises, Context--that cover all of the topics essential to a first-year Latin course. The College Edition features a streamlined organization; additional and more robust grammar explanations; revised cartoons (completely redrawn for a college audience); a revised narrative that corresponds to customary U.S. usage and Americanized spelling; and a Companion Website., Adapted to better meet the needs of American college students, The Oxford Latin Course, College Edition, retains its trademark reading-based approach, but does so now in two companion volumes--Readings and Vocabulary and Grammar, Exercises, Context--that cover all of the topics essential to a first-year Latin course.OTHER NEW FEATURES:* Streamlined organizationthat focuses more closely on the life of the Roman poet Horace* Additional and more robust grammar explanations* Revised cartoons--completely redrawn for a college audience--that illustrate grammar points and providestudents with "visual vignettes"* A revised narrative that corresponds to customary U.S. usage and Americanized spelling* A Companion Website at www.oup.com/us/morwood containing grammar and syntax drills, flashcards for vocabulary review, phonetic pronunciations, and instructional materials
LC Classification NumberPA2087.5.M674 2012
