Overview

This book offers a historical account of the chief Latin construction. The twenty-five chapters are arranged in such an order as to make it useful as a progressive revision course in syntax for Advanced Level and University students. The account of each Latin construction is fully documented with literary examples, drawn from the series of authors from Plautus to Tacitus. The book uses, wherever possible, historical explanations instead of the standard statistical rules usually found in textbooks on prose composition - which inevitably leave a litter of unexplained exceptions. The book equips students with the tools to interpret texts as well as to write correct Latin, and the index of passages quoted makes it useful as a work of reference for teachers.

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Author:   E.C. Woodcock
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Bristol Classical Press
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 22.00cm
Weight:   0.376kg
ISBN:  

9780862920425

ISBN 10:   0862920426
Pages:   291
Publication Date:   01 June 1991
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Preface Introduction I The Accusative Case Ii The Infinitive Mood. Accusative and Infinitive Noun-Phrase Iii The Functions of the Ablative Case Iv The Functions of the Dative Case. Impersonal Passive Of Verbs V The Functions of the Genitive Case Vi Further Uses of the Ablative And Genitive Vii The Use Of Participles Viii The Moods. The Subjunctive Used Independently X The Subjunctive in Subordinate Clauses. Final Noun-Clauses Xi Final Relative and Adverb-Clauses. Other Methods Of Expressing Purpose. The Supine Xii Generic and Consecutive Clauses Xiii Consecutive Adverb-Clauses and Noun-Clauses Xiv Questions, Direct And Indirect Xv The Conjunctions 'Quominus' And 'Quin' Clauses After Verbs of Fearing Xvi Conditional Clauses Xvii The Gerund and Gerundive Xviii Impersonal Verbs Xix Temporal Clauses Xx Relative Clauses And The Constructions Of 'Cum' ('Quom') Xxi Causal And C:Oncessive Clauses Xxii Clauses Of Comparison Xxiii Remarks On Reported Speech Xxiv Subordinate Clauses in '0. 0.' Xxv Conditional Clauses In 'O. O.' 'Repraesentatio', etc.

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E. C. Woodcock was a lecturer at the University of Manchester, and then appointed Chair of Latin at Durham University, UK.

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