I feel really stupid for having to ask this, but I haven't actually been able to confirm the right answer in the grammar books.... There are a few nouns of the...
Salve, Si vales, gaudeo. ego valeo recte. There is no need to feel stupid. Agricola Bonus is correct. Agricola magnus Agricola stultus Nauta malus Nauta iratus...
Dear Bonus Marcus Albus Scotus: Salve! AGRICOLA BONUS: is correct! ...you remembered me at JOHANNES DUNS SCOTUS... philosofus and theologus medioevalis! Vale ...
I used Latin years ago to fulfill one of two research skill requirements for a Ph.D. in communication studies. But I only really used Latin during my junior...
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Feb 7, 2007 6:34 am
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I like the language, I just do not like the Classical Literature much. I find Virgil absolutely dire. I simply dont enjoy that sort of stuff, in English,...
So one service we can render each other on this list (I am a lurker, usually) is sharing interesting authors that break out of the Virgil mold- I too am...
Brian Drayton
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Feb 7, 2007 3:09 pm
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Ovid is better. Depending on your level, Cambridge Latin Anthology is pitched at GCSE students and has extracts in which are usually used as set texts for...
I enjoy Seneca's moral essays; also Erasmus's colloquies. Seneca is not as hard. "Liz Parkinson" <parkinsonliz@...> Sent by:...
Brian Drayton
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Feb 7, 2007 4:01 pm
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I know what you mean about Vergil---there's government propaganda woven into the stories; reminds me of the films made during WWII. Maybe you should try...
I will give APelus a try. But really, I prefer the Medieval stuff Liz ... _________________________________________________________________ Get Hotmail, News,...
thank you, I will try them - never heard of Erasmus Liz ... _________________________________________________________________ Get Hotmail, News, Sport and...
Liz, is there any particular Medieval literature that you are concentrating on in your studies? I tried to translate Vergil's Aeneid at a time when I was not...
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Feb 7, 2007 6:21 pm
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Hi David At the moment I am using a book called Reading Medieval Latin by Keith Sidwell, and I would recommend it to anyone. I have also had a go at ...
Seneca is indeed great. Few are the people who seem to like him, though. He's nowdays usually referred to as a boring moralist. His Opus Magnum, Epistulae...
Hi Liz, Your interest in the coverage of mental health issues in the writings of Medieval England sounds like it would be a fascinating study. I can see ...
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Feb 7, 2007 8:56 pm
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HI ANdre I learnt using Cambridge Latin Project, which is fairly modern in its outlook, we learn to read and translate a piece and then the grammar follows -...
HI ANdre I learnt using Cambridge Latin Project, which is fairly modern in its outlook, we learn to read and translate a piece and then the grammar follows -...
HI It is fascinating, I translated one piece, from The Miracles of Henry (cant remember which one IV I think) about the madness suffered by the wife of a ...
Hi, André, ... (Personally, I used a traditional/grammar approach to learn to read Latin, and I liked it.) There is a modern sort of "immersion" course...
Hi David and Liz, Sounds like I have a lot in common with both of you. David, I am interested in Aquinas and Duns Scotus. Liz, I am interested in Augustine of...
I have been following with great interest the discussion about readable works in classical, medieval, and neo- latin and I appreciate the web links to...
My pain meds are opiates, which I hate, I use diazepam as an adjunct when I get muscle spasm or havent had a nights sleep for several days. The Latin keeps me...
Hi Ernie I only have the hard copy version, in book form, but I can recommend Winnie Ille Pu - because it is light and humorous it is easier to read. And of ...
Dear Ernie and all, Thank you so much for your 'enlightment'... If i should know something more to add to your list, i'll send it. Kind regards, andré Ernest...
You might benefit from acupuncture for your chronic pain. If you'll read modern Latin there's always nuntii latinii http://www.yleradio1.fi/nuntii/ The latin...
I have had acupuncture, and used a TENs machine, but recently they have stopped working. I am going to try a programme of psychological pain relief after this...
Et tu benigne facis. Vale! ... From: Andr? Rodrigues P. Silva To: LatinChat-L@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2007 7:36 AM Subject: Re:...
