Wheelock's Latin

by Wheelock, Frederic M.; Lafleur, Richard A.

• ISBN13: 9780060956417
• ISBN10: 0060956410
• Edition: 6th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-05-19
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publications

Summary

When Professor Frederic M. Wheelock's "Latin first appeared in 1956, the reviews extolled its thoroughness, organization, and conciseness; at least on reviewer predicted that the book "might well become the standard text" for introducing students to elementary Latin.Now, more than four decades later, that prediction has certainly proved accurate.

The sixth edition of "Wheelock's Latin has all the features that have made it the bestselling single-volume beginning Latin textbook, many of them revised and expanded: 40 chapters with grammatical explanations and readings based on ancient Roman authorsSelf-tutorial exercises with an answer key for independent studyAn extensive English-Latin/Latin-English vocabularyA rich selection of original Latin readings--unlike other textbooks, which contain primarily made-up Latin textsEtymological aids

Also new to the sixth edition are maps of the Mediterranean, Italy, and the Aegean area, as well as numerous photographs illustrating aspoects of classical culture, mythology, and historical and literary figures presented in

Table of Contents

Foreword	ix
Preface	xiii
The Revised Edition	xxi
Introduction	xxvii
The Position of the Latin Language in Linguistic History	xxvii
A Brief Survey of Latin Literature	xxxii
The Alphabet and Pronunciation	xxxix
Maps	xlv
Verbs; First and Second Conjugations: Present Infinitive, Indicative, and Imperative Active; Translating	1	(8)
Nouns and Cases; First Declension; Agreement of Adjectives; Syntax	9	(8)
Second Declension: Masculine Nouns and Adjectives; Apposition; Word Order	17	(7)
Second Declension Neuters; Adjectives; Present Indicative of Sum; Predicate Nouns and Adjectives; Substantive Adjectives	24	(7)
First and Second Conjugations: Future and Imperfect; Adjectives in -er	31	(6)
Sum: Future and Imperfect Indicative; Possum: Present, Future, and Imperfect Indicative; Complementary Infinitive	37	(6)
Third Declension Nouns	43	(6)
Third Conjugation: Present Infinitive, Present, Future, and Imperfect Indicative, Imperative	49	(6)
Demonstratives Hic, Ille, Iste; Special -ius Adjectives	55	(7)
Fourth Conjugation and -io Verbs of the Third	62	(5)
Personal Pronouns Ego, Tu, and Is; Demonstratives Is and Idem	67	(8)
Perfect Active System of All Verbs	75	(7)
Reflexive Pronouns and Possessives; Intensive Pronoun	82	(7)
I-Stem Nouns of the Third Declension; Ablatives of Means, Accompaniment, and Manner	89	(8)
Numerals; Genitive of the Whole; Genitive and Ablative with Cardinal Numerals; Ablative of Time	97	(7)
Third Declension Adjectives	104	(6)
The Relative Pronoun	110	(6)
First and Second Conjugations: Passive Voice of the Present System; Ablative of Agent	116	(6)
Perfect Passive System of All Verbs; Interrogative Pronouns and Adjectives	122	(7)
Fourth Declension; Ablatives of Place from Which and Separation	129	(6)
Third and Fourth Conjugations: Passive Voice of the Present System	135	(6)
Fifth Declension; Ablative of Place Where; Summary of Ablative Uses	141	(6)
Participles	147	(8)
Ablative Absolute; Passive Periphrastic; Dative of Agent	155	(7)
Infinitives; Indirect Statement	162	(9)
Comparison of Adjectives; Declension of Comparatives; Ablative of Comparison	171	(8)
Special and Irregular Comparison of Adjectives	179	(7)
Subjunctive Mood; Present Subjunctive; Jussive and Purpose Clauses	186	(8)
Imperfect Subjunctive; Present and Imperfect Subjunctive of Sum and Possum; Result Clauses	194	(8)
Perfect and Pluperfect Subjunctive; Indirect Questions; Sequence of Tenses	202	(9)
Cum Clauses; Fero	211	(8)
Formation and Comparison of Adverbs; Volo, Malo, Nolo; Proviso Clauses	219	(9)
Conditions	228	(6)
Deponent Verbs; Ablative with Special Deponents	234	(11)
Dative with Adjectives; Dative with Special Verbs; Dative with Compounds	245	(8)
Jussive Noun Clauses; Fio	253	(7)
Conjugation of Eo; Constructions of Place and Time	260	(9)
Relative Clauses of Characteristic; Dative of Reference; Supines	269	(7)
Gerund and Gerundive	276	(8)
-Ne, Num, and Nonne in Direct Questions; Fear Clauses; Genitive and Ablative of Description	284	(151)
Loci Antiqui	292	(12)
Loci Immutati	304	(52)
Optional Self-Tutorial Exercises	356	(40)
Key to Exercises	396	(39)
Appendix	435	(54)
Some Etymological Aids	435	(7)
Supplementary Syntax	442	(4)
Summary of Forms	446	(15)
English-Latin Vocabulary	461	(7)
Latin-English Vocabulary	468	(21)
Abbreviations	489	(4)
Index	493	(13)
Location of the Sententiae Antiquae	506