Monday, May 12, 2008

Round-Up: May 12

Here is a round-up of today's blog posts - and for previous posts, check out the Bestiaria Latina Blog archives. You can keep up with the latest posts by using the RSS feed, or you might prefer to subscribe by email.

Vulgate Verses. The Vulgate Verses book is now available (from Lulu Publishers), and I'm commenting on various verses included in that book for their special qualities in Latin. Today's verse is Dignus est operarius cibo suo, which features "wrapped" word order (the adjective dignus at the beginning of the verse, and its ablative complement at the end).

AudioLatin.com: Verses: Here is some more audio for the Vulgate Verses book - just the audio, but there is a link to a page where you can get English notes and commentary on these verses also. Today's group includes this lovely saying about wisdom: Sapientia auro melior est.

Latin Via Fables: I've added a Perry fable type, with a Latin version by Steinhowel plus an illustration, to the blog today. This time it is Perry 4 (and also the related type, Perry 567), the story of the nightingale who was caught by a hawk. Here is the illustration:




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