Advanced Manual Of Latin Prose Composition Classic Reprint

Author : R. A. Little
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781440079412
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (794 download)

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Download or read book Latin Prose Composition (Classic Reprint) written by R. A. Little and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-07-04 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Latin Prose Composition A new work on Latin Prose seems at first thought altogether superfluous, the works on the subject already existing being so numerous, so varied in character, and in many cases so excellent. The reasons, however, which justified their appearance justify also the appearance of a new one. Conditions are constantly changing, and these demand new groupings and new arrangement of old material, however excellent that may be in itself. The position of Classics in our schools has undergone in late years a radical change. In competition with other subjects on the already wide curriculum of secondary education, and with others clamoring for recognition, the Classics have entered upon a struggle which renders it necessary to vindicate afresh their supreme value as an educational instrument in order to retain for them even the most limited amount of time necessary to make them of any real value to the student. The commercialism of our age has stamped itself upon our educational aims and methods. The average student has no longer at his disposal the amount of time to devote to classical study that could be given to it in former years. We must adapt ourselves to the changing mode of thought and life, and demonstrate anew by practical results the essential value of the Classics. We must so adjust our methods that the student can accomplish the same practical result in considerably less time than formerly. It is more than ever necessary to show by the results of at most three years at Latin some solid foundation of mental training derived therefrom as the hope and promise of further study. It will be readily admitted that for the best comprehension of Latin literature, and for getting the best educational results from the study of Latin, much depends upon the teaching and study of Latin Prose. 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.