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Ideally suited to intermediate to advanced college-level students, The Student’s Ovid offers twenty-one selections from the Metamorphoses, with notes to aid translation and interpretation. The introduction includes an essay on Ovid’s life and works, an outline of the structure of the Metamorphoses, and tips on Latin poetic forms and usage.Accompanying each Latin passage is an introduction that provides background on the myths and their literary history, both in Ovid and in other classical authors. The detailed notes on each selection are designed to help students read and understand the Latin for themselves.Other special features of this book include:· a glossary of mythological characters· lists of stories grouped by theme to help teachers design courses to suit their students’ interests· discussions of the basic concepts of classical meter, Latin pronunciation, and accentuation· reference charts on the declension of Greek nouns to aid the reading of proper names· a select bibliography of translations and secondary studies
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M. D. Usher is Associate Professor of Classics at the University of Vermont. The author of academic books in the field of Classics, he has also written a children's picture book about Socrates and an opera libretto based on the poetry of Virgil.
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Paperback. Condition: Good. Born in 4 b.c., Seneca lived during one of the most turbulent times in Roman history. He served as tutor and then adviser to the emperor Nero, witnessing firsthand many crimes and debaucheries. His experiences led him to turn away from public life and retreat into philosophical contemplation. A leading proponent of Stoicism, he has influenced writers and thinkers throughout the centuries.Seneca's letters and essays are ideally suitable for intermediate- level Latin students. Written in a clear and crisp style, they are universal in scope and psychological in orientation. For this edition, M. D. Usher has arranged the selections by theme, length, and degree of difficulty. Usher also provides line-by-line notes on grammar, style, and content, and a vocabulary listing all Latin words found in the texts. Seller Inventory # 00103625766
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