Ego, Polyphemus (Latin Edition) - Softcover

Olimpi, Andrew

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1719066434 ISBN 13: 9781719066433

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2018

Synopsis

"Ego sum Polyphemus"

Polyphemus the Cyclops' life is pretty simple: he looks after his sheep, hangs out in his cave, writes (horrible) poetry, eats his homemade cheese . . . until one day a ship arrives on his peaceful island, bringing with it invaders and turning his world upside down. This novella, based on the works of Vergil and Ovid, is suitable for all beginning readers of Latin.

This novella uses only 140 unique Latin words--over 90 of which are easy Latin cognates--making this an idea way for a beginning Latin learner with little vocabulary knowledge to read an entire novella with ease.

Included in the novella are: 4 lines of hendecasyllabic poetry from the Roman poet Catullus; 3 lines of original dactylic hexameter poetry (modelled after Ovid); footnotes providing the meaning of difficult or unusual words or phrases when they first appear; a full Latin to English glossary

About this title

About the Author

Andrew Olimpi lives in Dacula, Georgia with his beautiful and talented wife, Rebekah, an artist, writer, and English teacher. When he is not writing and illustrating books, Andrew teaches Latin at Hebron Christian Academy in Dacula, Georgia. He holds a master's degree in Latin from the University of Georgia, and currently is working towards a PhD in Latin and Roman Studies at the University of Florida. He is the creator of the Comprehensible Classics series of Latin novellas aimed at beginner and intermediate readers of Latin.

Edition details

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: Latin
• ISBN 10: 1719066434
• ISBN 13: 9781719066433
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 82