Essential Latin Grammar

Dean J
Dean J Member Posts: 308
edited November 20 in Resources Forum

I would recommend that Noet publishes Moreland and Fleischer's Intensive Latin. This is the only grammar book I've seen that works. I spent years learning Latin in college, making only limited progress, and spent a few months with this books and was sight translating Cicero by the time I finished. 

The weakness is that there is no answer key (I'd be prepared to produce one--unpaid if necessary).

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  • El Toro
    El Toro Member Posts: 10

    Thanks for the suggestion. I'll look into its availability.

  • Greg F
    Greg F Member Posts: 278
    https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/505220#Comment_505220

    Any word on this Mike? I too would love to see this resource in Logos, I was pricing a hard copy just yesterday.

  • Butters
    Butters Member Posts: 466
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    Moreland & Fleischer is an excellent textbook and is already a "classic" ahead of its time.    

    However, in my opinion, one of the most useful Classical grammars, and the one I find myself returning to over and over, is:  Sihler's New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin.

    It's truly an extraordinary resource that plumbs the Proto-Indo-European origins of both languages to make intelligible the both the similarities and the differences and peculiarities of these two very different languages and their grammars & morphologies.   

    As far as I know, there really is nothing like this out there.  At least nothing as up to date.  

    It's very technical and very advanced...but like I said one of the most useful grammar references available.  And one that I should think all students of Greek and Latin would find immensely useful.

    ~Butters [:)]

    “To love means loving the unlovable.  To forgive means pardoning the unpardonable.  Faith means believing the unbelievable.  Hope means hoping when everything seems hopeless.” ~Chesterton

  • Milford Charles Murray
    Milford Charles Murray Member Posts: 5,004 ✭✭✭
    https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/520800#Comment_520800

    Peace, Butters!       *smile*

                                          I'm immensely interested in this for Logos!  Thanks for sharing.......

    ...oopps   For Noet, that is ....!!!

    Philippians 4:  4 Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice. 5 Let your reasonableness be known to everyone. The Lord is at hand..........

  • Butters
    Butters Member Posts: 466
    https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/520801#Comment_520801

    Hi Milford!  Yes, it's a real gem.  All the best to you sir!  

    ~Butters [:)]

    “To love means loving the unlovable.  To forgive means pardoning the unpardonable.  Faith means believing the unbelievable.  Hope means hoping when everything seems hopeless.” ~Chesterton

  • Milford Charles Murray
    Milford Charles Murray Member Posts: 5,004 ✭✭✭
    https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/520809#Comment_520809

    Hi Milford!  Yes, it's a real gem.  All the best to you sir!  

    ~Butters Smile

    and to you, of course!                   Just a note to tell you that I find your Chesterton quote helpful ....     it sort of evangelically focuses my spiritual mind back to the basics ...                                                 Thank you!                                        Psalm 29:11

    You quote:  "“To love means loving the unlovable.  To forgive means pardoning the unpardonable.  Faith means believing the unbelievable.  Hope means hoping when everything seems hopeless.” ~Chesterton"

     

    Philippians 4:  4 Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice. 5 Let your reasonableness be known to everyone. The Lord is at hand..........

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