Parallel Lives: An Illustrated Latin Course for All. Books 1&2 Combined edition. - Softcover

Gilbert, Nevena D.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0995761337 ISBN 13: 9780995761339

Publisher: Klavisol Linguistica, 2016

Synopsis

This is a combined edition of the books 1 & 2 of the course 'Parallel Lives: An Illustrated Latin Course for All.' It should provide enough material for one year of more intensive learning. The emphasis of Books I & II lies in two areas:1. Developing a love for the Roman World and an understanding of the ways it underpins the foundations of Western civilisation. This is done by following the adventures of young Cicero (Marcus), his best friend Titus and his sister Pomponia.Situations and themes include: at school and at home, life in town and in the countryside, Roman toys and pets, Roman names and inscriptions, the Roman family, daily routine and patronage, education, slavery and the Graeco-Roman Pantheon, gladiators and gladiatrices, the stories of Aeneas and Odysseus etc. Magna Graecia and the tradition of peregrinatio are central to Book II and are presented through a series of entertaining letters. A treacherous murder and a spooky descent into the Underworld keep the tension escalating.Historical events are made accessible through art and reception in art and are presented within the wider scope of their contemporary cultures (from Greeks to Babylonians).Separate ‘background’-oriented sections include: the City of Rome, the Roman Forum, the Roman House, clothing, the Baths, the Gods and the Underworld.The topics lead to a natural progression towards parallels with the realities of the modern world (such as equality and cultural differences and tolerance).2. Language focus: most pages contain a rubric ‘Language Focus’ which provides a solid base for the understanding of the foundations of Latin grammar. This allows each teacher to introduce the grammatical units in the way best suited to the learners and his or her own teaching methods and background. Links to English have been central: the presentation of language is based on understanding of a native English language speaker’s ways of thinking and learning.Translation as a skill (both Latin into English and English into Latin) is introduced in a variety of ways.Snippets of ‘real’ Latin are dispersed throughout the book, including Vergil, Ovid, Livy, Pliny, Seneca, Martial and Cicero himself.

Edition details

• Publisher: Klavisol Linguistica
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0995761337
• ISBN 13: 9780995761339
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 80