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Latin Summer Prep Thread.
Aurelian:
Yes, what Romperait said. This is because we have to write an essay in English on it in the exam, so a detailed understanding of the text as a whole is very useful.
werdna:
I'm still confused about the whole Aeneid thing.. my copy hasn't arrived yet. But what is the Aeneid book for? Is it in English or Latin? Anything else I need to know about it?
I feel so.. stupid LOL. ;D
Aurelian:
Well, for us the books received is a copy of The Aeneid in English, and a copy in Latin.
The English copy is for us to read so that we understand the plot etc... in order to write essays on it.
The Latin copy is for translation and study of poetic techniques etc...
On the exam, two sections from memory will be concerned with The Aeneid. In one you will be given a chunk of text (in Latin) from some part of the section of Book I we will have studied (it could be more though). You will then be asked a range of questions in English, to which you will respond in English. Questions may be comprehension based, asking about poetic techniques, and other similar questions. You will also have to scan one or two lines (I forget which).
The other section requires you to write an essay about the Aeneid in English.
werdna:
--- Quote from: Aurelian on January 19, 2011, 01:01:31 pm ---Well, for us the books received is a copy of The Aeneid in English, and a copy in Latin.
The English copy is for us to read so that we understand the plot etc... in order to write essays on it.
The Latin copy is for translation and study of poetic techniques etc...
On the exam, two sections from memory will be concerned with The Aeneid. In one you will be given a chunk of text (in Latin) from some part of the section of Book I we will have studied (it could be more though). You will then be asked a range of questions in English, to which you will respond in English. Questions may be comprehension based, asking about poetic techniques, and other similar questions. You will also have to scan one or two lines (I forget which).
The other section requires you to write an essay about the Aeneid in English.
--- End quote ---
Thanks for clarifying Aurelian! I get it now ;).
Just found a free copy of the Aeneid Latin version if anyone needs it:
http://www.fullbooks.com/Vergil-s-Aeneid-in-Latin.html
I'm assuming this is the right copy?
Aurelian:
I don't think they're any "right" copy considering it's in it's native text there; unlike translations which differ between themselves, the Latin will always be the same.
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