Frederick Wheelock, then, did, not see his book as some sort of technical manual. He saw it as an invitation to engage as human beings with our brothers and sisters from the past who expressed themselves through the Latin language.
Challenging yet rewarding are the words that come when I look at the Reading Latin Series by Keith Jones and Peter Sidwell. Challenging because, as we’ll see below, it can be a rather steep climb. Rewarding, at least potentially, because in the hands of the right students it can provide a powerful pathway to a reading knowledge of the Lingua Antiqua.
Ecclesiastical, Medieval, and Neo-Latin Sentences is a great resource for those interested in the vast corpus of post-classical Latin. Richard Upsher Smith designed this book to supplement Wheelock’s Latin, but it will work as a supplement for just about any textbook series. It’s also a good introduction to later Latin and reader for folks who already know Latin. Numerous short sentences and sixteen longer passages from the Bible, St. Augustine, St. Thomas Aquinas, St. Bonaventure, and more. Thorough notes and helpful explanatory sections.
$22.00 a copy, no shipping fee. $18.70 each for all 4 copies.
The friendly tone, colorful pictures, and the inclusion of random yet interesting tidbits of information make this an inviting entry to the Latin language for average to upper average students.
Who knows, they may be right. Maybe Scribonius Largus was not an inept Latin stylist, but a champion of Writing For The Common Man. Either way, his work does cast some light on our discussion of the vocative singular of deus.
Oxford Latin Course Part III (Second Edition). The OLC successfully combines elements of the reading-based and traditional approaches. Readings are both extensive and accessible, giving students ample opportunity to build their fluency in reading Latin. Their content also provides extensive cultural, historical, and literary context. As for the grammar lessons, they are clear and not overly complicated. In Part III some readings include unadapted excerpts from Horace’s poetry.
These copies are soft covers that have done honorable service in a high school classroom. They are listed as in Acceptable Condition. Accordingly, they show some wear, particularly to the outside surfaces. They have all their pages. The pages have some writing and marking, but it’s minimal.
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Phaedrus, it seems, had high expectations for children’s literary understanding. Or maybe, as A.A. Milne does in his Winnie the Pooh stories, he wanted to throw in a little something for the benefit of the adults who do the actual reading.
The bottom line is that Latin for the New Millennium does at least reasonably well in all five categories, and better than reasonably well in most. It’s a five tool player.
Clear and Thorough Clear and thorough are the first words that come to mind when I think of Jenney’s First Year Latin. No, those words don’t evoke a sense of excitement. But excitement is not the reason that this textbook series dominated high school Latin programs in the mid-late twentieth century. Excitement only goes so far. … Continue reading Clear and Thorough: Jenney’s 1st Year Latin Review
Meet Quintus Meet Quintus – Quintus Horatius Flaccus, that is. We generally call him Horace, one of the greatest poets of antiquity. He’s best known today among non-Latinists for his phrase carpe diem (Horace, Odes 1.11). And meet Quintus we do, on the very first page of Maurice Balme’s and James Morewood’s Oxford Latin Course. The student’s … Continue reading Meet Quintus: Oxford Latin Course Review
