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Goddesses, Myths & Mortals DVD film with three short films of characters speaking Latin (subtitle options) The LATIN QVARTER ISBN: 978-0952807193 |
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The Consolation of Philosophy Latin script or Latin with English
Boethius wrote his Consolation of Philosophy in the prison where he died in the early 6th century AD. The muses Philosophy and Fortune visit him on the point of death, offering different solutions to his predicament. Some of the (probable) sounds of 6th century Italian Latin are different from the received classical pronunciation: 'ae' as 'e' in wet; 'c' and 'g' soften before 'i' or 'e' (hard in classical Latin); consonantal 'i' pronounced as a 'j'; and an initial 'v' similar to English 'v'; but like our 'w' in the middle of a word. For a summary of classical pronunciation, click here. |
Dido and Aeneas
Dido, having heard rumours of Aeneas' departure, catches up with him and pleads with him to stay. The lines are edited from Virgil's poem the Aenied. The dialogue keeps to his poetic metre, the hexameter. For a summary of classical pronunciation, click here. For an introduction to the metres of classical verse, click here.
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The Choice of Paris Latin script or Latin with English
Which would you rather be? Important, attractive or wise? Paris is given the task of choosing the fairest goddess from Juno, Minerva and Venus. His decision will anger the losers and spark the Trojan War, the earliest recorded conflict between east and west. For a summary of classical pronunciation, click here.
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