Medieval and Renaissance

Teacher's Guide for A Beginning Latin Christian Reader.

Master Latin teacher Rose Williams has authored a beginning Latin reader that draws from the Bible and other Christian sources as well as from some ancient Roman sources. The choices all illuminate the book's central theme, drawn from Philippians —"Things which are true, things which are honest, things which are just, things which are pure, things which are lovely, things which are of good report; reflect on these things". In the fashion of a graded reader, De Bonis Cogitationibus stories are initially short but gradually grow longer and more involved as the student's skills as a Latin reader grow.

This valuable supplement to second- and third-year Latin studies offers a comprehensive collection of Bede's writings in a volume that provides a vivid portrait of this giant of medieval scholarship. In addition to the original text and summaries, the book features an introduction, exhaustive notes, and illustrations.

Ecclesiastical, Medieval, and Neo-Latin Sentences offers students a wealth of Sententiae selected and annotated to pair with each of the 40 chapters of Wheelock's Latin. In addition, 16 Loci Immutati offer readings from the Bible, St. Augustine, St. Thomas Aquinas, St. Bonaventure, and more. Although designed to accompany Wheelock's Latin, this text is a great resource for anyone interested in reading Ecclesiastical, Medieval, and Neo-Latin sooner. The thorough notes found in this text make reading these Latin selections possible and enjoyable for readers from any background.

This Teacher’s Guide will enrich the use of Ecclesiastical, Medieval, and Neo-Latin Sentences. In addition to full translations, the commentary provides background for teachers, refined vocabulary definitions, comments on morphology, grammar help referencing Gildersleeve’s Latin Grammar, and suggested in-class questions.

This unique text provides a firsthand experience of what was for centuries the universal language of science—Latin. A historical survey sets the context for Latin selections from seventeen authors who wrote in Latin and three whose works were translated into Latin. The anthology of twenty-two science readings in Latin covers eight subject areas from general knowledge selections from scholars like Pliny the Elder and Isidore of Seville to writings on optics from Alhazen and Newton. A brief essay introduces each author while vocabulary, syntax, and contextual notes facilitate reading the Latin passages. Images present the Latin selections as their original readers would have experienced them.

• Authors: Agricola, Alberti, Alhazen, Bacon, Copernicus, de Soto, Euclid, Faventinus, Galvani, Harvey, Isidore of Seville, Kepler, Leibniz, Libavius, Maimonides, Newton, Oresme, Pliny the Elder, Seneca, Vitruvius
  
• Subject Areas: Architecture and Engineering, Astronomy and Rational Mechanics, Chemistry, Economics, General Knowledge, Mathematics, Medicine, and Optics

These informative and entertaining selections build a brilliant mosaic that depicts the thought, theology, history, and spiritual lives of an array of people living in the fourth through fifteenth centuries C.E., from early Christianity to the Renaissance.

Intended for anyone interested in exploring the range of Latin literature beyond the confines of the "classical" period, Millennium explores writing ranging from the Bible to the Carmina Burana, and authors ranging from St. Anselm to William of Malmesbury. Each of the book's seven sections includes an insightful introduction, and the book also features notes and bibliography.

St. Augustine's work is a masterpiece. It is a spiritual, intellectual, and psychological autobiography that provides a vital link between classical and Christian traditions. This illustrated edition, perfect for college-level students, features passages that show the grandeur and significance of the work.

The Other Middle Ages introduces selections that cover all aspects and all walks of life, from bawdy songs to somber religious rituals and impudent parodies of the same, from short anecdotes and fables to excerpts from the bestiary tradition. Intermediate Latin students can expect to finish one or more of these enjoyable readings in one sitting, developing their reading skills and giving them a sense of accomplishment.

This Teacher’s Guide is designed to enrich the use of The Other Middle Ages. In addition to full translations, this book provides classroom activity ideas, suggestions for in-class review of classical Latin, and notes and vocabulary designed to help teachers guide students accustomed to classical Latin through reading medieval Latin.