Language of the Catholic Church and Western Civilization
DE MAGISTRO QUI LEGIT IN AERE ET IN AQUA I just found this passage the other day in Charles H. Beeson’s A Primer of Medieval Latin, p.47-48 (in the Public Domain, c. 1925). Beeson excerpted it from the sermons of James of Vitry, cardinal bishop of Tusculum (died 1240). (It is just the kind of... Continue Reading →
I recently wrote these stories for the students in my Latin I class. They should be enjoyed after a student has worked through the lessons marked.
When you have studied Latin for a year or two, it's time to read those old favorites in Latin!
This really is a nice book: sentences and selections are arranged according to the chapter of Wheelock's Latin, going along with the pace of the textbook's difficulty and introduction of vocabulary.
If you are looking for a bit of not too difficult Latin to read..., I would recommend the life of St. Ambrose by Paulinus, his secretary. It is done in an easy and delightful style...--E. K. Rand, professor of Latin at Harvard University, in Founders of the Middle Ages (1928) Links to the Vita Sancti... Continue Reading →
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