Get Started in Latin Absolute Beginner Course

Get Started in Latin is the course to follow if you are taking your first steps in Latin, whether classical or medieval. Follow a Latin story set in a medieval monastery, where conspiracy unfolds in the cloisters, Vikings threaten to attack, and young lovers set out to unmask the villains. And discover the principal authors of classical Latin and read quotations from their writings.nnThis pack includes a book and an MP3 CD-ROM. You can download the audio files on this disc from your computer to an MP3 player or play the disc in an MP3-compatible CD player.nnThe audio contains readings of the story and of the classical authors (you will learn the grammar and vocabulary in the book, not in the audio). All the Latin we are left with now are seemingly lifeless letters on a page or in stone. In its day Latin was a language to be heard: readings in the ancient world were recitals and performances - poems, speeches, histories even. So while you may not need the audio to learn the ABC of the language, you do if you want to experience and enjoy Latin to the full. And how do we know how it sounded? Find out inside.nnThe ideal course to learn Latin if you're a beginner, this new edition includes:nn-An introduction to classical Latin authors - ancient writers like Cicero, Tacitus and Virgilnn-A medieval story : a Latin 'whodunnit' - practising each new point of languagenn-Grammatical explanations and vocabulary support in each unitnn-Lots of exercises - to practise each new point of languagenn-Discover how Latin evolved through the centuries - and its immense impact on Englishnn-Listen to the story and the classical authors on audio - to experience the sound of Latin