Catullus: A LEGAMUS Transitional Reader

This reader contains selections from Catullus, designed for students moving from elementary or intermediate Latin into reading the authentic Latin of Catullus. Passages are accompanied by pre-reading materials, grammatical exercises, complete vocabulary, notes designed for reading comprehension, and other reading aids. Introductory materials (including a section on Catullan meters) and illustrations are included.

Special Features

• pre-reading materials for each passage of Latin, designed to help the student understand the underlying cultural and literary concepts in the Latin passage
• short explanations related to the grammatical and syntactical usages that will be found in the passage, accompanied by exercises
• the first version of the Latin text with gapped words in parentheses and difficult noun-adjective pairings highlighted by the use of a different font
• complete vocabulary and grammatical notes on the page facing the Latin passage. Any vocabulary word found in the passage but not in the notes is found in the downloadable vocabulary document available on this product page in the Digital Content tab
• the second version of the Latin text in its unchanged form
• literary notes on the page facing the unchanged Latin text
• post-reading materials for each passage designed to help the student understand Catullus’ style of writing and to allow the student to reflect upon what has been read
• the last four Latin passages do not contain any of the transitional aides such as gapped words or the use of fonts. Notes on grammar, vocabulary, and literary analysis continue to be on the page facing the passage