Cicero, a Legamus Transitional Reader

by Judith Sebesta, Mark L. Haynes

The Cicero LEGAMUS Transitional Reader contains 103 lines from Cicero's Pro Archia. Copious notes and reader aids along with facing vocabulary make this text an excellent introduction to Cicero and smooths the way for upper level Latin reading. Resources include an introduction to Cicero, bibliography, grammatical appendix, figures of speech appendix, and a pull-out vocabulary. Selections (103 lines) from Pro 4.2-4, 5.1-3, 5.4-6, 6.1, 6.2-3, 7.1-3, 12 entire, 13.1, 14.1-3, 18.4-5, 19 entire, 23 entire, 24.1-3, 28 entire, 29 entire, 31 entire, 1 entire, 2 entire, and 3 entire.

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222 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2010

Reviews

[Charlie · Rating 5 out of 5]

A "transitional reader" is designed to take an intermediate student from reading snippets of Latin in grammar books to reading Latin texts. This reader features selections from Cicero's Pro Archia. Each chapter begins with an introduction that provides background information for the upcoming selection and reviews a grammatical or syntactical concept that will be prominently featured. The selections themselves are broken down clause by clause (sentence by sentence in later chapters), sometimes reordered or simplified at first for pedagogical reasons, but always restored to their original form by the end of the chapter. Some vocabulary and syntax help is provided on facing pages. The book focuses on developing anticipatory reading skills and awareness of structure, two things beginner students often lack because of their focus on parsing individual words.

The chapters also contain exercises that allow students to practice with the concepts just featured. Unfortunately, the answers are not provided, making parts of this book more useful for classroom use than self study. Finally, there is sustained attention both to the content of the selections and to Cicero's rhetorical style. The chapters end with sections on "thinking about" what the reader just covered. The book also contains an introduction to Cicero and Pro Archia as a whole, as well as two appendices on grammar and rhetoric, and a fold-out vocabulary sheet.

I found this highly enjoyable. Not only did it refresh my syntax skills, but it gave me key insights into Cicero's style, insights that I can carry with me to his other texts.

[Nick Werner · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fairly useful, but, like most of this series, scatterbrained. Students require a full reading of the Pro Archia going in lest they remain confused. Useful for working through third year grammar at the honors level.