Gildersleeve's Latin Grammar

Since 1867, students of Latin and their teachers have turned to this famous guide for instruction on grammar and usage. The work of a distinguished professor who taught classics for six decades, it is celebrated for its lucid and comprehensive treatment.The first third of the text focuses on etymology, exploring inflections of the substantive and adjective; adverbs, numerals, and pronouns; inflection of the verb; and the formation of words. Subsequent chapters advance to syntax, examining simple and compound sentences; the arrangement of words and clauses; figures of syntax and rhetoric; and principal rules of syntax. The text concludes with an extended section on prosody that discusses and illustrates the conventions of Latin verse. Helpful indexes feature information on everyday Roman life, including explanations of the calendar, weights and measures, money, and names. No Latin reference collection is complete without this volume, which is equally useful for classroom and independent study.

Author: B. L. Gildersleeve, G. Lodge
Publisher: Dover Publications
Published: 01/19/2009
Pages: 560
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.25lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.40w x 1.40d
ISBN13: 9780486469126
ISBN10: 0486469123
BISAC Categories:
- Foreign Language Study | Latin

About the Author
Basil Lanneau Gildersleeve (1831-1924), one of the greatest American classical scholars of the 19th century, was a Professor of Classics at The Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore from 1875 to 1915.

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