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This text is for a first year Latin course and uses the immersion approach; students learn Latin by using only Latin. The thirty-five chapters describe the life of a Roman family in the 2nd century A.D. and culminate in readings from classical poets.

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The first of a two-volume edition of Vergil's Aeneid, Aeneid 1--6 is part of a new series of Vergil commentaries from Focus, designed specifically for college students and informed by the most up-to-date scholarship. The editors, who are scho...

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This volume is the completely reset Second Edition of Jeanne Marie Neumann's A College Companion (Focus, 2008). It offers a running exposition, in English, of the Latin grammar covered in Hans H. ørberg's Familia Romana , and incl...

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Epitome Historiae Sacrae is a reader entirely in Latin (with vowel lengths marked), this book includes 209 readings from the Bible. There are also engaging exercises, including crosswords and matching. If Lingua Latina is the primary Latin textboo...

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Vocabulary list for each chapter in Lingua Latina: Part II: Roma Aeterna.

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Hans ørberg's Lingua Latina per se Illustrata is the world's premiere series for learning Latin via the Natural Method. The Natural Method encourages students to learn Latin without resorting to translation, but instead by teachin...

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A basic knowledge of classical mythology is indispensable in understanding and appreciating ancient culture, art history and even modern literature. This delightful assortment of fifty captivating myths of Rome and Athens provides extended reading...

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This Focus student edition is a Spanish drama of women in the villages of Spain. The play centers on the events of a house in Andalusia during a period of mourning, in which Bernarda Alba wields total control over her five daughters.

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This translation contains an introduction, commentary and interpretive essay and well as numerous notes and annotations to provide the background and context of the epic and the mythological context in which it is placed. Hesiod's straightforward ...

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This is an English translation of Euripides' tragedy Heracles on how Heracles is maddened by the gods to murder his wife and children. Focus Classical Library provides close translations with notes and essays to provide access to understanding Gre...

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This is an English translation of Aristophanes' most popular comedy Lysistrata which appeals to the modern reader because of its lively and imaginative plot, memorable heroine, good jokes, and appeal for peace and tolerance between nations and bet...

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This is an English translation of Euripides' tragedy Medea based upon the myth of Jason and Medea and her revenge against her husband Jason. Focus Classical Library provides close translations with notes and essays to provide access to understandi...

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Reading and Speaking about Russian Newspapers is a textbook for advanced-level Russian language students. Newspaper articles of general interest serve as the basis for numerous exercises intended to help the student gain an active knowledge of the...

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Workbook to accompany Reading & Speaking About Russian Newspapers.

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An outstanding translation of the complete poem which adheres faithfully to the text, with poetic force, accuracy, and humanitas. This text includes introduction, notes, outline and a glossary of philosophical terms cross-referenced to use through...

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This is an English translation of Aristophanes' famous comedy, Clouds, noted for its critique of philosophy, society and education. It includes essays on Old Comedy and the Theater of Dionysus, suggestions for further reading, notes on production,...

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English translation, with introduction, notes, and interpretative essay. A new and provocative translation by an outstanding scholar.

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A reference guide in Russian about Russian prepositions with exercises for guided practice.

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This play is a unique text for students in their first semester of Latin. Each scene uses new forms and vocabulary, thus reinforcing the students? grasp of grammar by placing it in a living context. At the same time it provides an enticing introdu...

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A wonderful new translation of this classic play, with an introduction and notes by translator Stephen Esposito. Also available: an extensive online companion to the Bacchae, with additional notes and resources.

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This is an English translation of Plato presenting a new conception of the Theory of Forms. Socrates and others discuss the epistemological and metaphysical puzzles of the Parmenides, with aims to define the meaning of the Sophist. The glossary of...

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Translation in English with notes, appendices, interpretive essay and introduction.

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This text offers information on vegetable and vegetable production for the serious grower or hobbyist, with particular applications to the Southern region and with a strong emphasis on organic and sustainable technique.

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This is an English translation of Plato account of an important dialogue on the nature of love between Phaedrus, Pausanias, Eryximachus, Aristophanes, Agathon, Socrates and Alcibiades. Focus Philosophical Library translations are close to and are ...

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This translated compilation by noted scholar and translator Jeffrey Henderson, collects three of Aristophanes' greatest and most popular plays: Acharnians, Clouds, and Lysistrata. Complete with introductions and notes, this single volume collectio...

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Volume I of two readers containing essential important works on constitutional liberty and the foundations of modern western political theory. This first volume contains works from Socrates through Thomas Jefferson.

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Volume II of two readers containing essential important works on constitutional liberty and the foundations of modern western political theory. This second volume contains works from King George II through Hitler and Stalin.

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This text includes an introduction to Horace's life and work, Latin text of 28 poems with facing notes, glossaries on meter and figures of speech, a complete vocabulary and a brief summary in English of each poem.

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This is an English translation of one of Plato's great dialogues of Socrates talking about death, dying, and the soul due to his impending execution. Included is an introduction and glossary of key terms. Focus Philosophical Library translations a...

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Translation of Plato's Menexenus and Pericles? Funeral Oration. This text brings together for the first time two complete key works from classical antiquity on the politics of Athens: Plato's Menexenus and Pericles' funeral oration (from Thucydide...

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