{"id":2150,"date":"2013-07-17T14:48:27","date_gmt":"2013-07-17T14:48:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/?p=2150"},"modified":"2014-08-21T18:25:04","modified_gmt":"2014-08-21T18:25:04","slug":"learning-latin-through-books-films-and-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/learning-latin-through-books-films-and-music\/","title":{"rendered":"Learning Latin through Books, Films, and Music."},"content":{"rendered":"

Salvete Omnes, (Hello, Everyone!)<\/p>\n

Today, I am going to talk about Classical Latin within different types of mediums such as books, films, and music. While it is difficult to jump into any language without\u00a0 knowledge of the language’s syntax or even vocabulary- it can sometimes be helpful to use pop culture to aid in learning a language.<\/p>\n

Now, of course, I can recommend books in Latin that were written by Classical authors such as: Vergil, Caesar, Cicero, Ovid, Augustus, Marcus Aurelius, and so on.\u00a0And, you can read a selection of them here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>But for modern sources of learning, Amazon <\/a>has a fine selection of books in Latin that are very\u00a0enjoyable! These books include Winnie Ille Pu <\/em>(Winnie the Pooh),\u00a0Cattus Petasatus<\/em> (Cat in the Hat) or even the French series (in Latin) Asterix Gallus<\/em>.<\/p>\n

While these book may seem a bit juvenile, they are a great place to start at! But, if you are feeling a bit adventurous you may want to start with: Harrius Potter et Philosophi Lapis<\/a><\/em> (Harry Potter and the Philosopher Stone) or Hobbitvs Ille<\/em> <\/a>(The Hobbit).<\/p>\n

In the links above, I have provided the small preview that Amazon permits of about six pages of the texts.\u00a0 Sometimes, it is easier to\u00a0comprehend the Latin when it is\u00a0next to an English translation in order\u00a0to observe the similarities between the languages as can be seen here<\/a>\u00a0in this text of Harrius Potter<\/em>.There\u00a0is a previous blog post on Latin books in Transparent Language’s Latin Blog\u00a0Learning Latin by Reading<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Movies in Latin are actually quite rare, but a short list was complied on IMDB<\/a> a few months ago. An explanation of the\u00a0movies may be found from clicking on their individual links. The second film on the list is Carmina Burana (which means “Songs from Beuern”) is\u00a0a compilation by Carl Orff derived from Latin medieval poems.\u00a0 If you wish to watch the film (and I would recommend at least watching \u00a0the first song “O Fortuna” following along with lyrics<\/a>), I have included it:<\/p>\n