Again, a reader familiar with Greek mythology will not require to be told the story of Daedalus, and one who knows his Roman history will find the list of the early kings and the stories of Roman heroes, given in the later notes, superfluous. But for the convenience of those who have not read them, or have forgotten the details, I have told the story briefly, stressing the passages which are needed for the understanding of this book. Those who have read and remember the first five books of the Aeneid will not need the summary of their contents with which I have prefaced the text of the sixth. In steering a middle course between too much and too little explanation I have been more careful to avoid the sin of omission: it is better to be reproached for explaining the obvious than for omitting aids or explanations which less well-informed readers require. The edition is not overburdened with irrelevant leaming, but supplies, I hope, sufficient information to enable the student to discover for himself and appreciate the meaning of what he reads. ![]() I have tried to anticipate the questions that they would ask by explaining beforehand the references in each passage, so that they may come to the reading prepared to recognize and appreciate the allusions when they occur. The poet, writing for Romans of his own time, assumed a certain background of knowledge and associations familiar to his contemporary readers: it is the function of a commentator to supply this background as far as he can for those who read the poem to-day. FORMERLY AND FELLOW OF BALLIOL MASTER HEADMASTER OF MARLBOROUGH OF CHARTERHOUSK OXFORD AT THE CLARENDON PRESS Oxford Unmersity Press, Amen House, London E.C.4 GLASGOW BOMBAY NEW YORK CALCUTTA CAPE TOWN TORONTO MADRAS SALISBURY MELBOURNE KARACHI NAIROBI KUALA LUMPUR WELLINGTON LAHORE IBADAN DACCA ACCRA tfONG KONG FIRST EDITION I94I REPRINTED (WITH CORRECTIONS) 1948, I951, PRINTED IN GREAT BRITAIN ONUiP 1955, 1962 PREFACE In editing this book I have kept in mind readers and students who, whatever their age or attainments, have enough knowledge of Latin to approach Virgil and wish to be enabled to study, understand, and enjoy his greatest work without constant recourse to books of reference. and advs.)ġ0/9 DBG 1.3.1-17 ġ0/10 DBG 1.3.18-24 and grammar worksheet (ad + accusative gerunds/gerundives toġ0/11 DBG 1.4.1-11 Īnd grammar worksheet (perfect passive participles, ablative absolutes)ġ0/14 DBG 1.5.1-12 and grammar worksheet (indirect commands)ġ0/16 DBG 1.7.1-10 and grammar worksheet (indirect statement)ġ1/1 Personal Progress Check Day 1 (m/c, translation, short answer)ġ1/4 Personal Progress Check Day 2 (essay)ġ1/20 Personal Progress Check Day 1 (m/c, translation, short answer)ġ1/21 Personal Progress Check Day 2 (essay)ġ2/18 Personal Progress Check Day 1 (m/c, translation, short answer)ġ2/19 Personal Progress Check Day 2 (essay)ġ/6 Aeneid Book 4 Intro Aeneid 4.160-172ġ/22 SEMESTER 1 FINAL EXAMS – PERIODS 1 AND 2ġ/23 SEMESTER 1 FINAL EXAMS – PERIODS 3 AND 4ġ/24 SEMESTER 1 FINAL EXAMS – PERIODS 5 AND 6ġ/28 Personal Progress Check Day 1 (m/c, translation, short answer)ġ/29 Personal Progress Check Day 2 (essay)Ģ/11 DBG 5.29.18-20 and 5.30.1-9 discuss Roman citizenship and views of non-RomansĢ/25 Personal Progress Check Day 1 (m/c, translation, short answer)Ģ/26 Personal Progress Check Day 2 (essay)ģ/18 Personal Progress Check Day 1 (m/c, translation, short answer)ģ/19 Personal Progress Check Day 2 (essay)ģ/23 Intro to Aeneid Book 6 Aeneid 6.VIRGIL AENEID VI EDITED WITH INTRODUCTION AND COMMENTARY BY SIR FRANK FLETCHER, M.A. (Don’t worry: all quizzes will be announced ahead of time!)Ĩ/26 Syllabus Introduction to AP Latin and Vergil’s Aeneid and Epic PoetryĨ/27 Aeneid 1.1-11 + Intro to Scansion ĩ/30 Personal Progress Check Day 1 (m/c, translation, short answer)ġ0/1 Personal Progress Check Day 2 (essay)ġ0/3 DBG 1.1.1-11 ġ0/4 DBG 1.1.12-23 ġ0/7 DBG 1.2.1-12 ġ0/8 DBG 1.2.13-18 and grammar worksheet (superlative adjs. Nota Optime: You will also have frequent vocabulary quizzes on on high frequency vocabulary from De bello Gallico and the Aeneid and frequent grammar quizzes to review conjugations. ![]() Your or my absence and regardless of where we are as a class! Ask me for handouts that you missed! ![]() Nota Bene: You are responsible for covering the day’s lines listed on this calendar regardless of
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