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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-100195212096
ISBN-139780195212099
eBay Product ID (ePID)77213
Product Key Features
Number of Pages256 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameOxford Latin Reader
SubjectAncient / Rome, Latin
Publication Year1997
TypeLanguage Course
Subject AreaForeign Language Study, History
AuthorJames Morwood, Maurice Balme
SeriesOxford Latin Course Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight21.2 Oz
Item Length10.2 in
Item Width7.7 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number2
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN97-189694
Dewey Edition21
Volume NumberPt. IV
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal478.6/421
Table Of ContentCicero1. The young Cicero2. Consulship, exile and return3. Governor of Cilicia4. Civil war and deathCaesar1. The first invasion of Britain2. The second invasion of Britain3. Revolt in Gaul 1: The ambush of Sabinus and Cotta4. Revolt in Gaul: 2: The siege of Cicero's campCatullus1. Catullus and his friends2. Catullus in love3. The sequelVirgil1. Aeneas arrives at Carthage2. The love of Dido and Aeneas3. The death of DidoLivy1. Hannibal prepares to invade Italy2. Hannibal reaches the Alps3. Hannibal crosses the AlpsOvid1. Ovid tells the story of his life2. Ovid the lover3. Ovid in exileAppendix 1: Select vocabularyAppendix 2: The metres of the poems of Catullus, Virgil and OvidGeneral vocabulary
SynopsisCompletely revised and restructured in light of a nationwide survey of high school and college instructors, and for the first time available in a special version for North American students, the Oxford Latin Course, Second Edition combines the best features of both modern and traditional methods of Latin teaching, providing an exciting, stimulating introduction and approach to Latin based on the reading of original texts. The new part four is a reader consisting of extracts from Caesar, Cicero, Catullus, Virgil, Livy, and Ovid., This second edition of the Oxford Latin Course combines the best features of both modern and traditional methods of Latin teaching from first stages to GCSE. Completely revised and restructured in the light of a nationwide survey of Classics teachers, it provides an exciting, stimulating approach to Latin based on the reading of original texts. Parts I-III are built around a narrative detailing the life of Horace, based closely on historical sources, which helps students to develop an understanding of the times of Cicero and Augustus.