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Selected Fables of Phaedrus: With Indicated Quantities
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Tms selection of fables has been prepared for use in reading Latin aloud and, its natural concomitant, reading without a dictionary. The quantities have been marked rather than the accents, in the belief that better results in reading aloud can be reached by observing carefully the length of the vowels, than by attempting to follow mechanically the rhythm of the verse. For the same practical reason, it is suggested that the teacher follow Lucian Mueller's theory of the structure of the Latin verse,l remembering that the principle of quantity was the only one taken into account, and that the prose accent was neglected in the reading of poetry. Whatever may be said for or against this theory from the scientific point of view, it seems to furnish the best pedagogical solution of the much discussed problem of the relation of metrical ictus and prose accent.
The few notes given with the text are such as I have found by actual trial had to be supplied to a class, composed mainly of sophomores and juniors in the University of Michigan, who had prepared their lessons without the aid of a lexicon or vocabulary. From the fact that the Latin is so simple, the book may be made useful in the high school course, by substituting it for some part of the regular work. The marked quantities will make easy the drill in reading aloud, so often neglected, in our high schools, much to the detriment of the pupils.
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Tms selection of fables has been prepared for use in reading Latin aloud and, its natural concomitant, reading without a dictionary. The quantities have been marked rather than the accents, in the belief that better results in reading aloud can be reached by observing carefully the length of the vowels, than by attempting to follow mechanically the rhythm of the verse. For the same practical reason, it is suggested that the teacher follow Lucian Mueller's theory of the structure of the Latin verse,l remembering that the principle of quantity was the only one taken into account, and that the prose accent was neglected in the reading of poetry. Whatever may be said for or against this theory from the scientific point of view, it seems to furnish the best pedagogical solution of the much discussed problem of the relation of metrical ictus and prose accent.
The few notes given with the text are such as I have found by actual trial had to be supplied to a class, composed mainly of sophomores and juniors in the University of Michigan, who had prepared their lessons without the aid of a lexicon or vocabulary. From the fact that the Latin is so simple, the book may be made useful in the high school course, by substituting it for some part of the regular work. The marked quantities will make easy the drill in reading aloud, so often neglected, in our high schools, much to the detriment of the pupils.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
92 pages, Hardcover
Published February 12, 2018
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Phaedrus
330 books16 followersGaius Julius Phaedrus or Phaeder (c. 15 BC–c. 50 AD) was a 1st-century AD Roman fabulist and the first versifier of a collection of Aesop's fables into Latin. Nothing is recorded of his life except for what can be inferred from his poems, and there was little mention of his work during late antiquity. It was not until the discovery of a few imperfect manuscripts during and following the Renaissance that his importance emerged, both as an author and in the transmission of the fables.
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