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Informationen zum Autor Robert Maltby is Emeritus Professor of Latin Philology at the University of Leeds. His previous publications include A Lexicon of Ancient Latin Etymologies (1991), Tibullus Elegies: Text, Introduction and Commentary (2002), and Terence: Phormio (2012). Kenneth Belcher is a Teaching Fellow in Classics at the University of Leeds, where he lectures in Latin and Greek literature and language. He has contributed conference papers in the UK and internationally. Klappentext This innovative guide to the Latin language, written for a new generation of students, deploys examples and translation exercises taken exclusively from the Classical Latin canon.* Translation exercises use real Latin from a variety of sources, including political speeches, letters, history, poetry, and plays, and from a range of authors, including Julius Caesar, Cicero, Virgil, Catullus, Ovid, and Plautus, among others* Offers a variety of engaging, informative pedagogical features to help students practice and contextualize lessons in the main narrative* Prepares students for immersion in the great works of Classical Latin literature* A companion website provides additional exercises and drills for students and teachers Zusammenfassung This text is a welcome addition for teachers of beginning undergraduates in Latin. Its special feature is a highly original use of examples from classical Latin authors to communicate the essentials of the language s grammar. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Illustrations xviiiWalk-Through Tour of Features xxAbout the Website xxiiPreface xxiiiIntroduction 10.1 Parts of Speech 20.1.1 Nouns 20.1.2 Adjectives 20.1.3 Pronouns 20.1.4 Verbs 20.1.5 Adverbs 30.1.6 Prepositions 30.1.7 Conjunctions 30.1.8 Interjections 40.2 The Pronunciation of Latin 40.2.1 Consonants 50.2.2 Vowels 50.2.3 Diphthongs 6Chapter 11.1 Inflected Language 81.2 Nouns 81.2.1 Vocabulary Lists 91.2.2 First Declension Nouns 9Declension of Poçta, -ae 101.3 Verbs 101.3.1 First Conjugation: Present Indicative Active 111.3.2 Irregular Verbs 121.4 Pronouns: hic, haec, hoc 131.5 Prepositions 141.6 Adverbs 141.7 Conjunctions 15Vocabulary to Learn Nouns; Pronouns; Verbs; Adverbs; Prepositions; Conjunctions 16Review: Chapter 1Chapter 22.1 Second Declension Nouns 192.1.1 Second Declension Nouns in -us 192.1.2 Second Declension Nouns in -er; -r 192.1.3 Second Declension Neuter Nouns 202.2 Adjectives 212.2.1 Adjectives of the First/Second Declension 212.2.2 Agreement of Adjectives with Nouns 222.2.3 Adjectives and Pronouns Used as Nouns 232.3 Second Conjugation: Present Indicative Active 242.4 Imperfect Indicative Active 242.4.1 First Conjugation 242.4.2 Second Conjugation 242.4.3 Irregular Verbs: Sum, Esse; Possum, Posse 252.5 Demonstrative Pronoun: Is, Ea, Id 25Translation from Latin 26Translation into Latin 27Vocabulary to Learn Nouns; Pronouns; Verbs; Adjectives; Adverbs; Prepositions; Conjunctions 28Vocabulary Specifically for Chapter 2 Passages Nouns; Pronouns; Verbs; Adjectives; Adverbs 29Chapter 33.1 Direct Questions 323.1.1 Interrogative Pronoun: Quis?, Quid? 323.1.2 Interrogative Adjective 323.2 Personal Pronouns 333.2.1 First Person 343.2.2 Second Person 343.3 Demonstrative Pronoun: Ille, Illa, Illud 343.4 Third Conjugation 353.4.1 Present and Imperfect Indicative Active 353.5 Negatives 363.6 Uses of the Cases 363.6.1 Partitive Genitive 363.6.2 Subjective and Objective Genitive 37Translation from Latin 38Translation into Latin 39Vocabulary to Learn Nouns; Pronouns; Verbs; Adjectives; Adverbs; Prepositions; Conjunctions 40Vocabulary Specifically for Chapter 3 Passages Nouns; Verbs; Adjectives; Adverbs; Prepositions 41Chapter 44.1 Third Declension Nouns 434.1.1 Masculine Nouns of the Third Declension 434.1.2 Feminine ...
