2:49 Has anyone produced any such post- _Familia Romana_ readers based on Neo-Latin, besides I suppose the Lhomond book? I assume there might be some interest in readers based on Bacon, or Hobbes, or Spinoza, or Erasmus or Comenius ...
Take a look at these books: (1) Fabulae Syrae, (2) Sermones Romani, (3) Epitome Historiae Sacrae, (4) Commentarii de Bello Gallico, (5) Plautus' Amphitryo, --- these above are Orberg's and Vivarium Novum's series made in the same vein as LLPSI --- (6) Septimus, Goddard's series of latin readers, (7) Obris terrarum, Goddard's series of latin reader, (8) Puer Romanus by Appleton and Jones, (9) A First Latin Reader by Nutting, (10) Via Latina, an easy latin reader by W. Collar, (11) De viris illustribus urbis Romae a Romulo ad Augustum by Lhomond
After Familia Romana, you should be able to tackle any Latin author "without any major trouble"? I have read Familia Romana 3x. I have read the readings in all three vols of the Oxford Latin Course and the first two vols of Latin by the Natural Method (I did not do the exercises in these - I used them as graded readers). I tried Roma Aeterna. I can read the first few chapters (the introductory chapter and the Aeneid chapters). As soon as I hit Livy, I'm lost. It isn't the vocabulary, it's the syntax. The sentence structure is too complex. The same goes for the other vols in the LLPSI series that are allegedly readable after completing Familia Romana, such a Caesar's De Bello Gallico. To be clear, my reading skills are good - I can sight read Ad Alpes and Fabulae Faciles - but "periods" (complex Latin sentences) defeat me.
How is your general knowledge of grammar and syntax? Can you analyze a Latin sentence as you read it in Familia Romana? Maybe something to work on? I agree there is a gap. I have just finished Familia Romana and Cambridge Latin Course (5 books) and I know quite a lot of grammar since decades. I am now reading Fabulae Syrae and I feel the level of difficulty is right for me. After that I will continue with Sermones Romani. As you might know these are supplementary reading after Familia Romana. Then I will probably read Orbergs version of De bello gallico and not until then will I start with Roma Aeterna.
There is a huge gap between Familia Romana and Roma Aeterna, especially from Livy onwards. Speaking/hearing Latin has nothing to do with it - I know it would be of no help to me whatsoever. The sentence structure is simply too complex.
Who are these people who have gone directly from Familia Romana to classical authors "without any significant trouble"?!?!? Sorry, I don't believe it. The gap in difficulty is far too wide.
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I did myself back in college, as did all of my classmates and have done my students for the last 10 years, and those of my former classmates. Along with a majority of people that have followed the method that I've met worldwide. I understand that there's a significant minority (mainly of monolingual anglophones) that experience problems, no method is perfect, practice, practice and practice is the only remaining tool. In the r/Latin reddit you can find study groups.
You previousoly said that you read Familia Romana 3x. Maybe here is the problem. I read every chaper around 5 times and listen around 5 times too. Just 3 times seems to be too little
Excellent review. On this recommendation I went ahead and bought Roma Aeterna. Thank you.
2:49 Has anyone produced any such post- _Familia Romana_ readers based on Neo-Latin, besides I suppose the Lhomond book? I assume there might be some interest in readers based on Bacon, or Hobbes, or Spinoza, or Erasmus or Comenius ...
Take a look at these books:
(1) Fabulae Syrae,
(2) Sermones Romani,
(3) Epitome Historiae Sacrae,
(4) Commentarii de Bello Gallico,
(5) Plautus' Amphitryo,
--- these above are Orberg's and Vivarium Novum's series made in the same vein as LLPSI ---
(6) Septimus, Goddard's series of latin readers,
(7) Obris terrarum, Goddard's series of latin reader,
(8) Puer Romanus by Appleton and Jones,
(9) A First Latin Reader by Nutting,
(10) Via Latina, an easy latin reader by W. Collar,
(11) De viris illustribus urbis Romae a Romulo ad Augustum by Lhomond
@@kolya9544 Thank you, but what I'm looking for is specifically readers excerpting famous Neo-Latin authors, like the examples I gave above.
Where can I find aesop fables in the Lingua latina per se illustrata collection?
Useful review, thank you.
After reading Família Romana and Roma Aeterna, you read virgilius, titus livius and cicerus without difficulty?
Yes, you can read all those authors without much difficulty.
Where is the video about Neumann's companion?
After Familia Romana, you should be able to tackle any Latin author "without any major trouble"? I have read Familia Romana 3x. I have read the readings in all three vols of the Oxford Latin Course and the first two vols of Latin by the Natural Method (I did not do the exercises in these - I used them as graded readers). I tried Roma Aeterna. I can read the first few chapters (the introductory chapter and the Aeneid chapters). As soon as I hit Livy, I'm lost. It isn't the vocabulary, it's the syntax. The sentence structure is too complex. The same goes for the other vols in the LLPSI series that are allegedly readable after completing Familia Romana, such a Caesar's De Bello Gallico. To be clear, my reading skills are good - I can sight read Ad Alpes and Fabulae Faciles - but "periods" (complex Latin sentences) defeat me.
I agree. So what are you reading now instead? The Vulgate for example, has pretty simple sentence structure.
What other languages do you speak fluently?
How is your general knowledge of grammar and syntax? Can you analyze a Latin sentence as you read it in Familia Romana? Maybe something to work on? I agree there is a gap. I have just finished Familia Romana and Cambridge Latin Course (5 books) and I know quite a lot of grammar since decades. I am now reading Fabulae Syrae and I feel the level of difficulty is right for me. After that I will continue with Sermones Romani. As you might know these are supplementary reading after Familia Romana. Then I will probably read Orbergs version of De bello gallico and not until then will I start with Roma Aeterna.
This is a great video! Thanks!
perbelle libellum descripsisti! :) gratias plurimas! :)
Ain vero “Libellus?!” Immo est LIBER MAGNUS
Can you please review the first part?
Already done ua-cam.com/video/yqmtb4rWgHA/v-deo.html
There is a huge gap between Familia Romana and Roma Aeterna, especially from Livy onwards. Speaking/hearing Latin has nothing to do with it - I know it would be of no help to me whatsoever. The sentence structure is simply too complex.
Who are these people who have gone directly from Familia Romana to classical authors "without any significant trouble"?!?!? Sorry, I don't believe it. The gap in difficulty is far too wide.
I did myself back in college, as did all of my classmates and have done my students for the last 10 years, and those of my former classmates. Along with a majority of people that have followed the method that I've met worldwide. I understand that there's a significant minority (mainly of monolingual anglophones) that experience problems, no method is perfect, practice, practice and practice is the only remaining tool. In the r/Latin reddit you can find study groups.
You previousoly said that you read Familia Romana 3x. Maybe here is the problem. I read every chaper around 5 times and listen around 5 times too. Just 3 times seems to be too little