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PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated

ISBN-100199862974

ISBN-139780199862979

eBay Product ID (ePID)111593880

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Number of Pages186 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameOxford Latin Course, College Edition : Readings and Vocabulary

SubjectLatin, History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical

Publication Year2012

TypeLanguage Course

AuthorJames Morwood, Maurice Balme

Subject AreaForeign Language Study, Philosophy

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.4 in

Item Weight10.6 Oz

Item Length9.1 in

Item Width7.4 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 laboratQuintus2. Quintus Flaccum iuuatWomen3. NundinaeNundinae and Farming4. Ludus FlauiEducation5. Flauius fabulam narratThe Iliad6. Graeci Troiam capiuntVirgil's Aeneid7. PolyphemusHomer and Virgil8. Aeneas in Africa9. Infelix Dido10. ComitiaElections11. Quintus Romam aduenitRome12. Ludus OrbiliGreece and Rome13. Marcus Quintum domum suam inuitatCicero14. Caesaris triumphiThe Roman Triumph15. Idus MartiaeThe End of the Republic16. Caesaris funus17. AthenisStoic and Epicurean18. Brutus Athenas aduenit19. Horatius Delphos uisitDelphi20. Horatius militatThe Roman Army21. PhilippiAblative absoluteBrutus and Cassius22. Horatius ad Italiam reditThe Confiscations23. Horatius Romam reditLatin Poetry24. Horatius carmina scribitBooks25. Horatius Maecenati commendatur26. Horatius iter Brundisium facitTravel27. Maecenas poetas fouetVixi puellis28. Horatius rusticus fitPatrons and Clients29. AugustusCleopatra30. Horatius amicus fit principisSome Glimpses of Augustus31. Indomita morsDeath

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 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 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.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