Keith SidwellReseñas

A really good text for mature beginners or amateurs of Latin. Needs to be read in conjunction with the other two books in the series for full effect. Be warned though, while this isn't a "grammar first" book like 'Wheelock's Latin' (in many ways a relief), it should perhaps be supplemented by a real beginners course like Cambridge, that starts off a bit simpler and introduces grammar more naturally. Still, you can't beat this if you're studying alone, and particularly if you're interested in translation.

A really good text for mature beginners or amateurs of Latin. Needs to be read in conjunction with the other two books in the series for full effect. Be warned though, while this isn't a "grammar first" book like the horrid 'Wheelock's Latin', it should perhaps be supplemented by a real beginners cause like Cambridge, that starts off a bit simpler and introduces grammar more naturally. Still, you can't beat this if you're studying alone, and particularly if you're interested in translation.

A really good text for mature beginners or amateurs of Latin. Needs to be read in conjunction with the other two books in the series for full effect. Be warned though, while this isn't a "grammar first" book like the horrid 'Wheelock's Latin', it should perhaps be supplemented by a real beginners cause like Cambridge, that starts off a bit simpler and introduces grammar more naturally. Still, you can't beat this if you're studying alone, and particularly if you're interested in translation.

Concise and quite readable, this is an excellent introduction to the Roman world.

I didn't get on well with this set of books. I found the use of multiple books unweildy, and the use of the letter "u" for both vowel and consonent confusing (e.g. seruus instead of servus).

I didn't get on well with this set of books. I found the use of multiple books unweildy, and the use of the letter "u" for both vowel and consonent confusing (e.g. seruus instead of servus).

I didn't get on well with this set of books. I found the use of multiple books unweildy, and the use of the letter "u" for both vowel and consonent confusing (e.g. seruus instead of servus).

I much prefer reading from this text than from Wheelock's—having lengthier (albeit abridged and adapted) texts to work from is much more conducive to how I learn. There was perhaps a little too much Plautus for my tastes—I simply don't find Roman 'humour' that amusing—but all the texts were ideal for reinforcing the grammar points made in the accompanying text. Recommended.

The content is good, with lots of vocabulary and context provided. Still the layout of the grammar sections is counter-intuitive and confusing for me—it's simply not how I best process such concepts—and the order in which some things were introduced a little strange. (Deponents that early? Okay!)