Classical Studies

Classical Studies: Pedagogy Series

Classical Studies: Pedagogy is a series designed to enliven and enhance the teaching of Latin, Greek, and Classical civilization. The texts are intended primarily for the college classroom, but many of the titles have been adopted for high school as well.

Flory: The Archaic Smile of HerodotusThe Archaic Smile of Herodotus

Stewart Flory

"An intelligent, well-written study with an important thesis about the nature of Herodotus' Histories." –Choice. Flory finds that the repeated motifs in the anecdotes and satires of the Histories unify Herodotus' work, revealing his ideas about life and his unspoken attitudes toward the events he describes.

Goldman: Latin Via Ovid Audio MaterialsLatin Via Ovid Audio Materials

Norma Goldman and Jacob E. Nyenhuis

Audio materials to accompany all forty chapters of the unique reading-teaching textbook, Latin Via Ovid. Available as a set of 21 CDs or cassettes.

Nyenhuis: Myth and the Creative ProcessMyth and the Creative Process: Michael Ayrton and the Myth of Daedalus

Jacob E. Nyenhuis

An original inquiry into how the artistic psyche interacts with myth; includes a catalogue of the works of British artist Michael Ayrton.

Finn: Res Publica ConquassataRes Publica Conquassata: Readings on the Fall of Rome

Selected and Edited by James K. Finn and Frank J. Groten, Jr.

Eyewitness accounts of the collapse of the Roman republic, including selections from the correspondence of the great orator Marcus Cicero and Caesar’s narrative episodes of the civil war. For students of intermediate and advanced Latin.

Goldman: Practice! Practice!Practice! Practice!: A Latin Via Ovid Workbook

Revised Edition
Norma Goldman and Michael Rossi

Exhibiting the same clarity as Latin via Ovid, this student workbook parallels the text’s forty lessons and is the ideal supplement to classroom recitation and exercises.

Dickison: Cicero's Verrine Oration II.4Cicero’s Verrine Oration II.4

With Notes and Vocabulary
Sheila K. Dickison

Text and commentary on Cicero’s Verrines II.4 designed to assist students in the early stages of reading and understanding Latin literary texts.

Hooper: Roman LettersRoman Letters: History from a Personal Point of View

Finley Hooper and Matthew Schwartz

A selection of letters in which notable Romans write about themselves and their times, and about personal and public matters.