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The Latin Reader: Part Second - Softcover

Friedrich Jacobs

 
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Synopsis

The Latin Reader: Part Second by Friedrich Jacobs is a continuation of the classical Latin primer designed for young learners. It offers a carefully chosen sequence of Latin prose and verse to introduce students to authentic authors while emphasizing clear transmission of meaning and linguistic structure. The Preface outlines a pedagogy focused on judicious selections, double translation, and progressive engagement with grammar, etymology, and word meanings as they evolve through usage. This volume assembles material from a range of ancient writers, highlighting accessible passages that guide readers from elementary grammar toward genuine engagement with authors such as Phædrus, Cicero, Livy, and Justin. Content includes Fables from Phædrus and related sources, along with numerous Short Narrations and didactic exempla, some selected by Doerin in collaboration with Jacobs. The edition also notes orthographic standardization and the use of accents to clarify ambiguous words, and recognizes the editors involved, including F. W. Doring and George Bancroft. This reprint preserves the nineteenth-century pedagogy for today’s readers.

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