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About This Project
Welcome to the wonderful world of Phaedrus and his fables! We hope you will enjoy this Latin reading (and listening) experience.
Who are we?
Who are we?
LAURA GIBBS has been studying Aesop's fables for over 40 years... and she still keeps learning new things all the time! She got her Ph.D. in Comparative Literature at UC Berkeley, writing her dissertation on Aesop's fables. Find out more at her website: LauraGibbs.net.
HECTOR TAPIA is currently a Ph.D. student at UC Davis, and he is writing a dissertation on the long history of The Life of Aesop and related folktale genres.
Who is this project for?
This project is for students who have completed a basic course in Latin (for example, a first-year college Latin course).
What are the goals of this project?
Our #1 goal is to increase your confidence in reading Latin. NOT translating into English... but instead reading Latin for the pure pleasure of the Latin itself.
That is why...
- The readings start with simple — VERY simple — sentences, showing how the Latin starts with a core statement that then grows and grows as more and more information is added. More about the Simple Sentences.
- Complete vocabulary is provided with every reading so that you have everything you need to understand the Latin — not to translate, but to read with understanding.
- The meter is marked so you can read the iambic meter with confidence.
- You can listen to audio for all the Latin, and in two different versions: classical pronunciation and ecclesiastical pronunciation.
- You can use self-check quizzes to make sure you are getting the nitty-gritty details while also enjoying the Latin.