Author: Ivy
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Latin in the work of Ian Hamilton Finlay
The work of Scottish artist and poet Ian Hamilton Finlay often includes text, classical references, or both. This post shows examples of classical quotation and original Latin in his work, which can be a model for a student project.
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Motor Bus, declined
“The Motor Bus” is a macaronic poem that combines Latin with English by treating “motor bus” as a second declension noun modified by a third declension adjective.
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“The Art of Reading Latin: How to Teach It”
A lecture delivered in 1886 by William Gardner Hale at Cornell University, where he was Professor of Latin, about how students should be taught to approach a Latin sentence. “The Art of Reading Latin: How to Teach It” (at an old website by Anne Mahoney) Also available on Perseus and as a Google eBook.