{"product_id":"wheelocks-latin-9780061997211","title":"Wheelock's Latin","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Frederic M. Wheelock\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Collins Reference\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Collins Reference\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Latin\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the Back Cover\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor nearly sixty years, \u003cem\u003eWheelock's Latin\u003c\/em\u003e has remained the opitmus liber of beginning Latin textbooks. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Professor Frederic M. Wheelock's \u003cem\u003eLatin\u003c\/em\u003e first appeared in 1956, the reviews extolled its thoroughness, organization, and conciseness; one reviewer predicted that the book \"might well become the standard text\" for introducing students to elementary Latin. Now, nearly six decades later, that prediction has certainly proved accurate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis new edition of \u003cem\u003eWheelock's Latin\u003c\/em\u003e has all of the features, many of them improved and expanded, that have made it the bestselling single-volume beginning Latin textbook: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e40 chapters with grammatical explanations and readings drawn from the works of Rome's major prose and verse writers;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSelf-tutorial exercises, each with an answer key, for independent study;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn extensive English-Latin\/Latin-English vocabulary section;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA rich selection of original Latin readings--unlike other Latin textbooks, which contain primarily made-up texts;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEtymological aids, maps, and dozens of images illustrating aspects of the classical culture and mythology presented in the chapter readings.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlso included are expanded notes on the literary passages, comments on vocabulary, and translation tips; new comprehension and discussion questions; and new authentic classical Latin readings, including Roman graffiti, in every chapter.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Collins Reference","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45118388338839,"sku":"9780061997211","price":2284.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780061997211.webp?v=1767274340","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/wheelocks-latin-9780061997211","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}