Compendium zur lateinischen Metrik

Understanding rhythm and sound is essential for understanding and enjoying Latin texts. The "Compendium zur lateinischen Metrik" (Compendium for Latin Metrics) deals with all important aspects of rhythm, sound, verse and strophes under the general question of how Latin texts should be read. All important measures of verse are discussed with examples. The school authors are considered from Catull, Ovid, Vergil and Horaz to Properz, Plautus, Terenz and Seneca tragicus. Exercises for pronunciation and metric analysis are provided as well as instructions for learning the most important measures. Special emphasis is placed on suggestions that lead from the analysis or the learnt schema to active speaking and appropriate reading. The "Compendium zur lateinischen Metrik" is an important companion for every reading.