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Aesop's Fables in Latin: Ancient Wit and Wisdom from the Animal Kingdom (English and Latin Edition),Used
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This intermediate Latin reader allows students to review grammar and syntax and increase their knowledge of Latin prose style while they read eighty Aesop's fables in Latin prose, taken from the seventeenthcentury edition illustrated by Francis Barlow. These Latin prose fables are ideal for Latin language students: simple, short, witty, and tothepoint, with a memorable moral lesson that provides a jumpingoff point for discussion. Forty original blackandwhite Barlow illustrations and 129 pertinent Latin proverbs are featured, spurs for classroom discussion. Selected fables include many that have become proverbial, such as 'The Tortoise and The Hare' and 'The Dog in the Manger,' along with lesser known fables.This is the perfect ancillary for intermediate students, to increase comprehension, confidence, and enthusiasm for reading Latin.Special Features* Introduction, covering Aesop's fables in the ancient world, the Latinlanguage sources for the fables, and Aesop's fables in early modern England* Latin Reading Guide, including study tips and strategies to increase student reading confidencehelps students read, not just translate* 80 Aesop's fables in Latin prose, with introductory comments with references to other versions of the fable engaging grammar overview for review and to increase comprehension oppositepage vocabulary notes for less familiar words samepage grammar notes* 40 blackandwhite illustrations by Francis Barlow* 129 thematically relevant Latin proverbs * 4 Appendices: glossary of grammatical terms, with references to fables containing specific grammatical features vocabulary frequency list English vocabularybuilding list based on the Latin vocabulary annotated listing of online* Bibliography for further readingFor over 30 years BolchazyCarducci Publishers has produced the highest quality Latin and ancient Greek books. From Dr. Seuss books in Latin to Plato's Apology, BolchazyCarducci's titles help readers learn about ancient Rome and Greece; the Latin and ancient Greek languages are alive and well with titles like Cicero's De Amicitia and Kaegi's Greek Grammar. We also feature a line of contemporary eastern European and WWII books.Some of the areas we publish in include:Selections From The AeneidLatin Grammar & PronunciationGreek Grammar & PronunciationTexts Supporting Wheelock's LatinClassical author workbooks: Vergil, Ovid, Horace, Catullus, CiceroVocabulary Cards For AP Selections: Vergil, Ovid, Catullus, HoraceGreek MythologyGreek LexiconSlovak Culture And History
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