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Vergil's Aeneid, 10 & 12: Pallas & Turnus (Latin Edition) (Bks. 10) (Bks. 10 & 12)

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This small paperback is intended to be a supplement to Pharr's textbook covering books 1-6 of the Aeneid.It includes those passages from Books 10 and 12 that are now included on the Advanced Placement Exam for High school seniors. Pallas' death, Hercules' appeal to Zeus to spare Pallas' life and the Final battle between Aeneas and Turnus are included. The pages are set up like Pharr's Aeneid with rarely seen vocabulary on the same page as the text. All of these words are also in a dictionary in the back. Readers who do not know basic vocabulary well with need to use this book with Pharr's book or a good dictionary. This is a must have for anyone teaching the new Advanced Placement syllabus. Figures of speech are included in the book as well.

Boyd produces a good product, I just wish she would have taken a few more pages and included the vocab which she omits. When students have to refer to 3 different vocabulary lists (Pharr 13 - 24, Pharr 25 and over, and her glossary) it makes translating a much more tedious process.