- ISBN: 9780470655078 | 0470655070
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 8/5/2013
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
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.
List of Illustrations
Walk-through tour of features
Companion website
Preface
Introduction
Parts of speech
Nouns
Adjectives
Pronouns
Verbs
Adverbs
Prepositions
Conjunctions
Interjections
The pronunciation of Latin
Consonants
Vowels
Diphthongs
Chapter 1
Inflected language
Nouns
Vocabulary lists
First Declension Nouns
Declension of po?ta, -ae
Verbs
First conjugation: Present Indicative Active
Irregular verbs
Pronouns
Prepositions
Adverbs
Conjunctions
Vocabulary to Learn
Nouns; Pronouns
Verbs
Adverbs; prepositions; conjunctions
Review: Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Second declension Nouns
Second declension nouns in -us
Second declension nouns in -er; -r
Second declension neuter nouns
Adjectives
Adjectives of the first/second declension
Agreement of adjectives with nouns
Adjectives and pronouns used as nouns
Second conjugation: Present Indicative Active
Imperfect indicative active
First Conjugation
Second Conjugation
Irregular verbs: sum, esse; possum, posse
Demonstrative Pronoun: is, ea, id
Translation from Latin
Translation into Latin
Vocabulary to Learn
Nouns; Pronouns
Verbs
Adverbs; prepositions; conjunctions
Vocabulary specifically for Chapter 2 passages
Nouns; Pronouns
Verbs
Adjectives; Adverbs
Chapter 3
Direct Questions
Interrogative Pronoun: quis?, quid?
Interrogative adjective
Personal Pronouns
First Person
Second Person
Demonstrative pronoun: ille, illa, illud
Third conjugation
Present and Imperfect Indicative Active
Negatives
Uses of the cases
Partitive genitive
Subjective and objective genitive
Translation from Latin
Translation into Latin
Vocabulary to Learn
Nouns; Pronouns
Verbs
Adjectives
Adverbs; Prepositions; Conjunctions
Vocabulary specifically for Chapter 3 passages
Nouns
Verbs
Adjectives
Adverbs; Prepositions
Chapter 4
Third declension Nouns
Masculine nouns of the third declension
Feminine nouns of the third declension
Neuter nouns of the third declension
Basic rules of declension
Adjectives with third declension nouns
Third declension i-stem nouns
Third declension adjectives
Uses of the cases
Dative of possessor
Translation from Latin
Translation into Latin
Vocabulary to Learn
Nouns; Pronouns
Verbs
Adjectives
Adverbs; prepositions; conjunctions
Vocabulary specifically for Chapter 4 passages
Nouns
Verbs
Adjectives
Adverbs; Prepositions
Chapter 5
Fourth and fifth declension nouns
Fourth declension
Fifth declension
Fourth and mixed conjugations: present and imperfect indicative active
Fourth conjugation
Mixed conjugation
Future indicative active
First and second conjugations
Third, fourth and mixed conjugations
Irregular verbs: sum, esse; possum, posse
Uses of the cases
Adverbial accusative
Translation from Latin
Translation into Latin
Vocabulary to Learn
Nouns; Pronouns
Verbs
Adjectives
Adverbs; Prepositions; Conjunctions
Vocabulary specifically for Chapter 5 passages
Nouns; Pronouns
Verbs
Adjectives
Adverbs; Prepositions; Conjunctions
Chapter 6
Perfect indicative active
Future perfect indicative active
Pluperfect indicative active
Irregular verbs: sum and possum
Perfect indicative
Future perfect indicative
Pluperfect indicative
Uses of the cases
Ablative of means/instrument
Translation from Latin
Translation into Latin
Vocabulary to Learn
Nouns; Pronouns
Verbs
Adjectives
Adverbs; prepositions
Vocabulary specifically for Chapter 6 passages
Nouns; Pronouns
Verbs
Adjectives
Adverbs; prepositions
Review: Chapters 2-6
Chapter 7
The passive voice
Present indicative passive
Future indicative passive: first and second conjugations
Future indicative passive: third, fourth, and mixed conjugations
Imperfect indicative passive
Relative pronoun
Connecting or demonstrative relative
Uses of the cases
Accusative
Place
Space
Time
Ablative
Time
Place
Agent
Translation from Latin
Translation into Latin
Vocabulary to Learn
Nouns; Pronouns
Verbs
Adjectives
Adverbs; Prepositions
Vocabulary specifically for Chapter 7 passages
Nouns; Pronouns
Verbs
Adjectives
Adverbs; Prepositions; Conjunctions
Chapter 8
Participles
Present participle
Perfect participle
Future participle
Use of participles
Attributive
Circumstantial
Temporal
Causal
Concessive
Translation from Latin
Translation into Latin
Vocabulary to learn
Nouns
Verbs
Adjectives
Adverbs
Vocabulary specifically for Chapter 8 passages
Nouns
Verbs
Adjectives
Adverbs; Conjunctions
Chapter 9
The passive voice continued
Perfect indicative passive
Pluperfect indicative passive
Future perfect indicative passive
Uses of the cases
Ablative absolute
Ablative of cause
Translation from Latin
Translation into Latin
Vocabulary to Learn
Nouns; Pronouns
Verbs
Adjectives
Adverbs; Prepositions; Conjunctions
Vocabulary specifically for Chapter 9 passages
Nouns; Pronouns
Verbs
Adjectives
Adverbs; Prepositions; Conjunctions
Chapter 10
Infinitives
Formation of infinitives
Reported/indirect statement; accusative and infinitive
Reflexive pronoun
Syncopated forms of the perfect
Translation from Latin
Translation into Latin
Vocabulary to Learn
Nouns; Pronouns
Verbs
Adjectives
Adverbs; Prepositions; Conjunctions
Vocabulary specifically for Chapter 10 passages
Nouns; Pronouns
Verbs
Adjectives
Adverbs; Prepositions; Conjunctions
Chapter 11
Deponent verbs
Present indicative
First conjugation
Second conjugation
Third conjugation
Fourth conjugation
Mixed conjugation
Future indicative
First and second conjugations
Third, fourth and mixed conjugations
Imperfect indicative
Perfect indicative
Future Perfect indicative
Pluperfect indicative
Participles of deponent verbs
Present active
Perfect Active
Future active
Infinitives of deponent verbs
Present
Perfect
Future
Causal clauses
Uses of cases
Genitive of characteristic
Translation from Latin
Translation into Latin
Vocabulary to learn
Nouns; Pronouns
Deponent verbs
Other Verbs
Adjectives
Adverbs; Prepositions; Conjunctions
Vocabulary specifically for Chapter 11 passages
Nouns; Pronouns
Verbs
Adjectives
Adverbs; Prepositions; Conjunctions
Chapter 12
Irregular verbs: fer?; vol?; n?l?; m?l?; e?; f??
Uses of the cases
Ablative of description
Genitive of quality/description
Translation from Latin
Translation into Latin
Vocabulary to Learn
Nouns
Verbs
Adjectives
Adverbs; Prepositions; Conjunctions
Vocabulary specifically for Chapter 12 passages
Nouns; Pronouns
Verbs
Adjectives
Adverbs; Prepositions
Review: Chapters 7-12
Chapter 13
Subjunctive mood
Present subjunctive active
First conjugation
Second conjugation
Third conjugation
Fourth conjugation
Mixed conjugation
Imperfect subjunctive active
First conjugation
Second conjugation
Third conjugation
Fourth conjugation
Mixed conjugation
Perfect subjunctive active
First conjugation
Pluperfect subjunctive active
First conjugation
Subjunctive of irregular verbs
Sum
Present subjunctive
Imperfect subjunctive
Perfect subjunctive
Pluperfect subjunctive
Possum
Present subjunctive
E?
Present subjunctive
Fer?
Present subjunctive active
Vol?
Present subjunctive
The verb f??
Present subjunctive
Independent uses of the subjunctive
Jussive subjunctive
Deliberative subjunctive
Potential subjunctive
Optative subjunctive
More uses of the cases
Locative
Translation from Latin
Translation into Latin
Extra Passage
Vocabulary
Nouns
Verbs
Adjectives
Adverbs; Prepositions; Conjunctions
Chapter 14
Subjunctive Passive
Present subjunctive passive
First conjugation
Second conjugation
Third conjugation
Fourth conjugation
Mixed conjugation
Imperfect subjunctive passive
First conjugation
Second conjugation
Third conjugation
Fourth conjugation
Mixed conjugation
Perfect subjunctive passive
First conjugation
Second conjugation
Third conjugation
Fourth conjugation
Mixed conjugation
Pluperfect subjunctive passive
First conjugation
Second conjugation
Third conjugation
Fourth conjugation
Mixed conjugation
Subjunctive of deponent verbs
Present subjunctive
First conjugation
Second conjugation
Third conjugation
Fourth conjugation
Mixed conjugation
Imperfect subjunctive
First conjugation
Second conjugation
Third conjugation
Fourth conjugation
Mixed conjugation
Perfect subjunctive
First conjugation
Pluperfect subjunctive
First conjugation
Sequence of tenses
Purpose and Result clauses
Purpose clauses (also called Final Clauses)
Result Clauses (also called Consecutive Clauses)
Noun Clauses Introduced by ut
Translation from Latin
Translation into Latin
Extra passage
Vocabulary
Nouns; Pronouns
Verbs
Adjectives
Adverbs, Conjunctions, Prepositions
Chapter 15
Gerunds and Gerundives
Definitions
Formation
Uses
Gerund
Gerundive
Some exceptions
Gerundive expressing obligation or necessity
Supine
Uses of the supine
Accusative
Ablative
Uses of cases
Ablative of price
Ablative of respect
Genitive of value
Translation from Latin
Translation into Latin
Extra passage
Vocabulary
Nouns; Pronouns
Verbs
Adjectives
Adverbs, Conjunctions, Prepositions
Chapter 16
Cum clauses
Temporal: Present and Future
Present
Future
Cum Temporal: Past Time
Cum causal
Cum concessive
Subjunctive in relative clauses
Relative clause of purpose
Generic subjunctive/Relative Clause of Characteristic
Relative clause of result
Pronominal Adjectives
Translation from Latin
Translation into Latin
Extra passage
Vocabulary
Nouns
Verbs
Adjectives
Adverbs; Prepositions; Conjunctions
Review: Chapters 13-16
Chapter 17
Direct questions
Alternative direct questions
Indirect questions
Alternative indirect questions
Verbs with the dative
Impersonal passive
Uses of the cases
Predicative/interest/double Dative
Translation from Latin
Translation into Latin
Extra passages
Vocabulary
Nouns; Pronouns
Verbs taking the dative
Other verbs
Adjectives
Adverbs; Conjunctions
Chapter 18
Imperative mood
Active
Passive
Sum
Deponents
Negative commands (prohibitions)
Uses of cases
Verbs governing the genitive
Verbs governing the ablative
Translation from Latin
Translation into Latin
Extra passage
Vocabulary
Nouns
Verbs
Adjectives
Adverbs
Chapter 19
Degrees of comparison: comparative and superlative
Comparative Adjectives
Superlative Adjectives
Adjectives in -er
Adjectives in -ilis
Comparative
Superlative
Adverbs
Irregular comparison
Constructions with the comparative and superlative
Comparative in a purpose clause
Ablative of comparison/quam
Ablative of degree/measure of difference
Verbs of fearing
Translation from Latin
Translation into Latin
Extra passage
Vocabulary
Nouns
Verbs
Adjectives
Adverbs; conjunctions
Chapter 20
Conditional sentences
Simple conditions
Present
Past
Future conditions
Future more vivid
Future less vivid
Unfulfilled, untrue or contrary-to-fact conditions
Present unfulfilled
Past unfulfilled
Mixed unfulfilled
Verbs/expressions of doubting: dubit?, dubium est, incertum est
Construction for verbs of hindering, preventing, forbidding
Translation from Latin
Translation into Latin
Extra passages
Vocabulary
Nouns
Verbs
Adjectives
Adverbs; prepositions
Chapter 21
More on temporal clauses
Antequam, priusquam – before
Dum, (and rarely quoad, d?nec) – until; while
Notes on dum
More on Indirect Speech/Statement
Subordinate clauses in indirect speech
Translation from Latin
Translation into Latin
Vocabulary
Nouns; Pronouns
Verbs
Adjectives
Adverbs; prepositions; conjunctions
Review: Chapters 17-21
Extra passages
Conclusion
Appendices
Appendix 1: Verbs followed by Complementary Infinitive
Appendix 2: idem, iste, ipse
Appendix 3: Numbers
Appendix 4: nolo, malo, fio
Appendix 5: Perfect and Pluperfect Subjunctive
Appendix 6: Roman names; Biographies of Authors
Appendix 7: ‘Future’ Imperative
Appendix 8: Timeline of Events
Vocabulary: Latin to English
Vocabulary: English to Latin
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