Writing Passion: A Catullus Reader [Paperback]

Ronnie Ancona (Author), Gaius Valerius Catullus (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 2004

Student Edition The passion and immediacy of Catullus' lyrics can for readers obscure the complexity of his poems, moods and subjects. Informed by the latest in Catullan scholarship, Ronnie Ancona gives Catullus' poems their due. Writing Passion: A Catullus Reader presents the forty-two poems that are required reading for the 2005 AP Latin Literature Exam. The format includes line-by-line notes and vocabulary and a variety of enhancements, making it easily accessible to both teachers and students. A separate teacher's guide is also available. Special Features... Ancona's pedagogical expertise and scholarly work on Catullus have produced an outstanding text that features: introduction to Catullus' life, historical/social and literary background, and the Catullan corpus Latin text of 42 poems excerpted from Catullus, ed/ D. F. S. Thomson (Univ. Toronto 1997). Includes Catullus 1-5, 7, 8, 10-14a. 22. 30, 31, 35, 36, 40, 43-46, 49-51, 60, 64 (lines 50-253), 65, 68-70, 72, 76, 77, 84-87, 96, 101, 109, 116 bibliography a short, thought-provoking introduction to each poem line-by-line notes and vocabulary on same page as Latin text appendices: meters; metricals terms/tropes or figures of thought/rhetorical figures or figures of speech Latin text of poems without notes or vocabulary complete vocabulary

Also available:

Catullus Expanded Edition - ISBN 086516603X
Catullus : a Legamus Transitional Reader - ISBN 086516634X

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Product Details

• Paperback: 261 pages
• Publisher: Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers; 2004 edition (May 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0865164827
• ISBN-13: 978-0865164826
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.9 x 0.9 inches
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• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Exceptional, February 11, 2006

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Jennifer M. Wilkey "salvete amici amicaeque!" (Cincinnati, OH United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Writing Passion: A Catullus Reader (Spanish Edition) (Paperback)

This is an exceptional book for students learning to read Latin poetry. We have just about finished it in my AP course, and the students have found the vocabulary and grammar notes placed on the same page with the text extremely helpful. It also includes a glossary in the back as well as an extra copy of each poem without notes. This is extremely helpful for studying. Professor Ancona has created a text that is truly classroom friendly.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect For My Needs...Thirsty For More, October 17, 2007

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This review is from: Writing Passion: A Catullus Reader (Paperback)

I have been learning Latin for a couple of years on my own with an aim to take the AP exam before returning to school. Catullus has always been one of my favorites, having been introduced to him fairly early on (Wheelock's Latin gives you the unaltered "Kisses" poem as an exercise somewhere around the middle of the book). Since I had read the same group of three or four poems again and again and again in my first couple of years of Latin and after reading "Catullus and His World," I was more than ready to sink my teeth into some more Catullus. This book offered a great opportunity.

The notes are convenient and helpful without depriving you of the chance to decipher the grammar for yourself. Here, however, I'll make one suggestion to the reader: if you're a more advanced student, I would suggest reading the copies in the back without the notes, and only reference them if you need to. Intermediate students, on the other hand, should breathe in the notes as they are quite informative. The poems themselves are interesting, well-selected, and well-printed. The only real deficit is one of quantity; I'd love to see something like this for the entire corpus, if anyone has a mind to put together such a volume.