Of course, Latin will no longer buy us our daily bread or help us to find the Colosseum but there remains a practical reason for studying the language, and for studying the historical context that frames it. Teachers of modern languages have impressed upon me the need to bring the learning out of the classroom and place it in a practical context. A course that combines a Latin primer with an introduction to ancient civilisation is perhaps unusual, though this concept has evolved over several years of teaching Latin to students who attended purely by choice. The grammar is introduced in stages, and reinforced with exercises that include cartoons to lighten the struggle there are also studies of English words derived from Latin. The lexical help and translations in the appendix will help beginners to negotiate a passage through these authentic texts and later they can return to apply their improved knowledge to sentences that may have caused uncertainty. This has proved highly stimulating, but also challenging-beginners should not be too anxious if they are unable to analyse each excerpt down to the last letter: there are plenty of exercises for that. The reading material is taken from the works of ancient authors, and selected to illustrate the history, politics and society of Rome. My hope is that there is something, at least, for everyone. A brief course like this inevitably has limitations, and is unlikely to satisfy all the needs of all students. It is intended both for individuals who wish to discover (or rediscover) Latin, and for colleges and universities in need of material for short courses of one year or less. Verbs: gerunds pronouns: se and ipse AppendicesĮssential Latin is an introduction to the language and civilisation of ancient Rome. Pronouns: ille, hic, is, and qui verbs: the subjunctive possum and volo 9Īdjectives: omnis and ingens comparison verbs: imperatives 10īritain Verbs: gerundives deponent verbs Verbs: active and passive past participles 8 Verbs: four conjugations principal parts nouns: puer, vir and magister 6 Introduction to verbs sum, esse personal pronouns 5 ISBN 8-8 (Adobe eReader Format) ISBN 9-3 (hbk) ISBN 0-7 (pbk) Rome-Civilization-Problems, exercises, etc. Latin language-Grammar-Problems, exercises, etc. Essential Latin: the language and life of ancient Rome/ G.D.A.Sharpley.
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