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Wheelock's Latin, 6th Edition Revised

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ISBN-10: 0060783710

ISBN-13: 9780060783716

Edition: 6th 2005 (Revised)

Authors: Frederic M. Wheelock, Richard A. LaFleur

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When Professor Frederic M. Wheelock's Latin first appeared in 1956, the reviews extolled its thoroughness, organization, and conciseness; at least one reviewer predicted that the book "might well become the standard text" for introducing students to elementary Latin. Now, five decades later, that prediction has certainly proved accurate. The revised sixth edition of Wheelock's Latin has all the features that have made it the best-selling single-volume beginning Latin textbook, many of them improved and expanded: 40 chapters with grammatical explanations and readings based on ancient Roman authors Self-tutorial exercises with an answer key for independent study A newly enlarged…    
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Book details

List price: $21.99
Edition: 6th
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 5/31/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 560
Size: 7.38" wide x 9.25" long x 1.40" tall
Weight: 2.090
Language: English

Frederic M. Wheelock (1902-1987) received the A.B., A.M., and Ph.D. degrees from Harvard University. His long and distinguished teaching career included appointments at Haverford College, Harvard University, the College of the City of New York, Brooklyn College, Cazenovia Junior College (where he served as Dean), the Darrow School for Boys (New Lebanon, NY), the University of Toledo (from which he retired as full Professor in 1968), and a visiting professorship at Florida Presbyterian (now Eckert) College. He published a number of articles and reviews in the fields of textual criticism, palaeography, and the study of Latin; in addition to Wheelock's Latin (previously titled Latin: An…    

Richard A. LaFleur is Franklin Professor of Classics Emeritus and former Head of Classics at the University of Georgia; he has served as Editor of the  Classical Outlook  and President of the American Classical League, and is a recipient of the American Philological Association's national award for excellence in the teaching of Classics. Among his numerous books are  Scribblers, Scvlptors, and Scribes  and the revised editions of  Wheelock's Latin, Workbook for Wheelock's Latin,  and  Wheelock's Latin Reader.

Foreword
Preface
The Revised Edition
Introduction
The Position of the Latin Language in Linguistic History
A Brief Survey of Latin Literature
The Alphabet and Pronunciation
Maps
Verbs; First and Second Conjugations: Present Infinitive, Indicative, and Imperative Active; Translating
Nouns and Cases; First Declension; Agreement of Adjectives; Syntax
Second Declension: Masculine Nouns and Adjectives; Apposition; Word Order
Second Declension Neuters; Adjectives; Present Indicative of Sum; Predicate Nouns and Adjectives; Substantive Adjectives
First and Second Conjugations: Future and Imperfect; Adjectives in -er
Sum: Future and Imperfect Indicative; Possum: Present, Future, and Imperfect Indicative; Complementary Infinitive
Third Declension Nouns
Third Conjugation: Present Infinitive, Present, Future, and Imperfect Indicative, Imperative
Demonstratives Hic, Ille, Iste; Special -ius Adjectives
Fourth Conjugation and -io Verbs of the Third
Personal Pronouns Ego, Tu, and Is; Demonstratives Is and Idem
Perfect Active System of All Verbs
Reflexive Pronouns and Possessives; Intensive Pronoun
I-Stem Nouns of the Third Declension; Ablatives of Means, Accompaniment, and Manner
Numerals; Genitive of the Whole; Genitive and Ablative with Cardinal Numerals; Ablative of Time
Third Declension Adjectives
The Relative Pronoun
First and Second Conjugations: Passive Voice of the Present System; Ablative of Agent
Perfect Passive System of All Verbs; Interrogative Pronouns and Adjectives
Fourth Declension; Ablatives of Place from Which and Separation
Third and Fourth Conjugations: Passive Voice of the Present System
Fifth Declension; Ablative of Place Where; Summary of Ablative Uses
Participles
Ablative Absolute; Passive Periphrastic; Dative of Agent
Infinitives; Indirect Statement
Comparison of Adjectives; Declension of Comparatives; Ablative of Comparison
Special and Irregular Comparison of Adjectives
Subjunctive Mood; Present Subjunctive; Jussive and Purpose Clauses
Imperfect Subjunctive; Present and Imperfect Subjunctive of Sum and Possum; Result Clauses
Perfect and Pluperfect Subjunctive; Indirect Questions; Sequence of Tenses
Cum Clauses; Fero
Formation and Comparison of Adverbs; Volo, Malo, Nolo; Proviso Clauses
Conditions
Deponent Verbs; Ablative with Special Deponents
Dative with Adjectives; Dative with Special Verbs; Dative with Compounds
Jussive Noun Clauses; Fio
Conjugation of Eo; Constructions of Place and Time
Relative Clauses of Characteristic; Dative of Reference; Supines
Gerund and Gerundive
-Ne, Num, and Nonne in Direct Questions; Fear Clauses; Genitive and Ablative of Description
Loci Antiqui
Loci Immutati
Optional Self-Tutorial Exercises
Key to Exercises
Appendix
Some Etymological Aids
Supplementary Syntax
Summary of Forms
English-Latin Vocabulary
Latin-English Vocabulary
Abbreviations
Index
Location of the Sententiae Antiquae
About the Authors