Five Roman Poets: Selections from Vergil, Horace, Tibullus and Ovid Contributor(s): Gould, H. E. (Editor), Whiteley, J. L. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1853996858 ISBN-13: 9781853996856 Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC OUR PRICE: $29.65 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 2005 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Foreign Language Study | Latin - Foreign Language Study | Ancient Languages (see Also Latin) - Literary Collections | Ancient, Classical & Medieval |
Series: Latin Texts |
Physical Information: 0.2" H x 4.9" W x 7.9" (0.40 lbs) 121 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This selection for school use of six hundred lines from the works of Catullus, Virgil, Horace, Tibullus and Ovid is accompanied by an introduction which includes short biographies of each of the poets, and a section on metre. Copious notes follow the Latin text and there is a complete vocabulary at the back of the book. The selection consists of these passages: Catullus 3, 4, 31, 45, 51, 101; Virgil Georgics 2.136-73, 4.460-527, Aeneid 8.190-267; Horace Odes 3.9, 3.13, 4.7, 3.30; Tibullus 1.1; Ovid Metamorphoses 1.451-567. |