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Provides teachers and students alike with a modern, inviting and structured way to sustain interest and excellence in Latin. Based on the reading of original texts, the course is structured around a narrative detailing the life of the poet Horace, which helps students to develop an understanding of the times of Cicero and Augustus.Tags
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The Oxford Latin Course is fairly well-regarded, and for the most part it served me well. It does, however, rely heavily on the presence of an experienced teacher to guide the student, as it does not always explain everything sufficiently (to my mind). Its dictionary of terms in the back is also severely lacking and must be supplemented by outside sources. Finally, it keeps the student carefully blind, parsing out knowledge in tiny bits, which I personally found extremely aggravating. With these reservations, however, it is a useful course, and its grammar tables are well-organized.
This book was easy to understand, clear on vocab, and interesting to read.
"2012-10-26 12:00:00"
La haré cuando tenga la obra en mis manos.
Sep 23, 2009Spanish
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- Canonical title
- Oxford Latin Course: Part I
Classifications
- Genres
- Nonfiction, Reference
- DDC/MDS
- 478.2421 — Language Latin & Italic languages Classical Latin usage (Prescriptive linguistics) Structural approach to expression; formal grammar Structural approach to expression for people whose native language is different For people speaking English and Old English For English-speakers
- LCC
- PA2087.5 .B35 — Language and Literature Greek language and literature. Latin language and literature Latin philology and language
- BISAC
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- 557
- Popularity
- 52,828
- Reviews
- 4
- Rating
- (3.58)
- Languages
- English, Latin
- Media
- Paper, Audiobook
- ISBNs
- 6
- ASINs
- 3





























































