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Scribblers, Sculptors, and Scribes: A Companion to Wheelock's Latin and Other Introductory Textbooks

AUTHOR LaFleur, Richard A.
PUBLISHER Collins Reference (04/27/2010)
PRODUCT TYPE Paperback (Paperback)

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From one of the country's leading Latinists, this reader is the perfect complement to any Latin program, and the first collection of entirely authentic classical Latin texts that beginning students, from the very first day of their introduction to Latin, can read and enjoy.

Beginning with simple graffiti, Scribblers, Sculptors, and Scribes moves toward longer inscriptions and literary texts as students progress. Designed to accompany the bestselling Wheelock's curriculum, its 40 chapters are linked with the 40 chapters of Wheelock's Latin, but the book's readings and design features make it suitable for use alongside any introductory college or high-school Latin textbook. Packed with hundreds of actual Latin inscriptions, proverbs, and texts, this outstanding textbook also includes dozens of photos and illustrations, maps, discussion and comprehension questions, grammar capsules, a Latin-English vocabulary section, a summary of forms, and much more.

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ISBN-13: 9780061259180
ISBN-10: 0061259187
Binding: Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language: English
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Page Count: 336
Carton Quantity: 28
Product Dimensions: 7.40 x 0.86 x 9.22 inches
Weight: 1.25 pound(s)
Feature Codes: Bibliography, Price on Product, Maps, Illustrated
Country of Origin: US
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Foreign Language Study | Latin
Foreign Language Study | Linguistics - Etymology
Foreign Language Study | Ancient Languages (see also Latin)
Dewey Decimal: 478.642
Library of Congress Control Number: 2010000038
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From one of the country's leading Latinists, this reader is the perfect complement to any Latin program, and the first collection of entirely authentic classical Latin texts that beginning students, from the very first day of their introduction to Latin, can read and enjoy.

Beginning with simple graffiti, Scribblers, Sculptors, and Scribes moves toward longer inscriptions and literary texts as students progress. Designed to accompany the bestselling Wheelock's curriculum, its 40 chapters are linked with the 40 chapters of Wheelock's Latin, but the book's readings and design features make it suitable for use alongside any introductory college or high-school Latin textbook. Packed with hundreds of actual Latin inscriptions, proverbs, and texts, this outstanding textbook also includes dozens of photos and illustrations, maps, discussion and comprehension questions, grammar capsules, a Latin-English vocabulary section, a summary of forms, and much more.

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Author: LaFleur, Richard A.
Richard A. LaFleur is Franklin Professor of ClassicsEmeritusand former Head of Classics at the University of Georgia; he has served as Editor of theClassical Outlookand President of the American Classical League, and is a recipient of the American Philological Association's national award for excellence in the teaching of Classics. Among his numerous books areScribblers, Scvlptors, and Scribesandthe revised editions ofWheelock's Latin, Workbook for Wheelock's Latin, andWheelock's Latin Reader.
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