The Latin Tamer

“A splendid job of wedding instruction to delight. Organized as a reference text and illustrated with copious citations from Cicero, Horace, Seneca, and many more, this lucid work is a suitable guide for both the lapsed classicist and the absolute novice (a recommended chapter sequence for beginners is provided in the appendix). Adding to its riches are the supplementary materials found at the book’s companion site, latinlanguage.org, including grammatical exercises, vocabulary lists, audio for pronunciation work, and lengthier passages for practice.”
—New Criterion

“Why use any other Latin book now that The Latin Tamer is available? Along with the companion website, the book makes a subject that can be intimidating not only accessible but delightful. The use of examples related to Stoicism will grab students’ interest and keep it. I only wish this book had been around during the fifty years I’ve been teaching the subject. Anyone learning Latin needs a copy.”
—Jennifer Roberts, Distinguished Professor of Classical Languages and History, City College of New York

“An invaluable resource, systematic and yet lively. Thoroughgoing but far from ponderous, the volume will delight readers.”
—Richard A. LaFleur, Franklin Professor of Classics Emeritus, University of Georgia, and coauthor of Wheelock’s Latin

“Latin still has many devotees, and the authors of The Latin Tamer are skilled and ardent members of that happy family. Their lucid introductory text and website should help to recruit many more.”
—Robert Kaster, Kennedy Foundation Professor of Latin Language and Literature, Princeton University

“This expansive approach to deciphering Latin, generously peppered throughout with phrases from real authors, offers learners a pleasant path into the texts of a fascinating ancient era.”
—Shadi Bartsch, Helen A. Regenstein Distinguished Service Professor of Classics, The University of Chicago

Ward Farnsworth is Professor and W. Page Keeton Chair at the University of Texas School of Law. He is the author of The Socratic Method, The Practicing Stoic, and the Farnsworth Classical English series, which includes Argument, Rhetoric, Metaphor, and Style.

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