The Living Voice of Greek and Latin Literature: Selections from Catullus and Horace [Audiobook] [Audio Cassette]

Robert P. Sonkowsky (Author)

Product Details

• Audio Cassette
• Publisher: Jeffrey Norton Publishers; 1st edition (1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0884322629
• ISBN-13: 978-0884322627
• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 8.7 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,441,156 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #55 in Books > Books on Cassette > Languages > Greek

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5.0 out of 5 stars excellent recordings!, December 5, 2002

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This review is from: The Living Voice of Greek and Latin Literature: Selections from Catullus and Horace (Audio Cassette)

Two audiocassettes contain the recitals of selected poems by Catullus and Horace, read in their original Latin by Robert Sonkowsky, professor of Classics at the University of Minnesota. Sonkowsky uses the reconstructed original pronunciation based on the latest scholarly research on the phonology of classical Roman Latin; and it sounds quite exotic and surprising -- with many nasal and other sounds you wouldn't expect -- nothing like the Latin you heard in class. There is an accompanying booklet with an introduction, the Latin text of the poems and English translations.

using the original restored pronunciation; booklet includes intro, text of poems, translation --