Oxford Latin Course, Part 3, 2nd Edition

by M.G. Balme, James Morwood

This second edition of the Oxford Latin Course combines features of both modern and traditional methods of Latin teaching from first stages to GCSE. Completely revised and restructured in the light of a nationwide survey of Classics teachers, it provides an approach to Latin based on the reading of original texts. Parts I-III are built around a narrative detailing the life of Horace, based closely on historical sources, which helps students to develop an understanding of the times of Cicero and Augustus. Part III is accompanied by a Reader consisting of extracts from Caesar, Cicero, Catullus, Virgil, Livy and Ovid.

Genres: Reference, Language, Nonfiction, Textbooks, Classics

224 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1988

Reviews

[Alisa · Rating 4 out of 5]

NO MY POOR QUINTUS

[Rob · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book at last gets to the subjunctive mood of verbs, the many uses of words like ut to introduce various dependent clauses, indirect statements, and more. I went through this book on my own. It was a real challenge, but since the authors provide short stories to demonstrate each grammar lesson, even the independent student of Latin can effectively learn the language without the help of an instructor. The Roman cultural/historical readings are also enjoyable.

But the series is definitely geared toward classical studies. It gives a base for reading Medieval Latin, but it will take some work to do it well.