Fabulae Faciles : Jason And The Argonauts

The third set of readings from the classic text, Fabulae Faciles.

What you'll learn
Students will gain valuable experience learning to read Latin from elementary to intermediate difficulty.
The stories in this section outline the basic myth and legend of Jason and the Argonauts.
Students will gain confidence reading intermediate Latin texts through the graduated readings.
Students will master the basic stock of essential vocabulary.
Requirements
One or two years elementary Latin grammar.
It's preferable if students will have completed the Perseus and Hercules readings from the Fabulae Faciles text, either on their own or via the lecture series on Udemy.
Description
These lectures cover the third set of readings from the text Fabulae Faciles, which is a collection of Latin from easy to intermediate difficulty designed to help students emerge from elementary grammar to a confident reading ability in Latin prose.The lectures provide opportunity for careful reading and review of essential concepts, while building a solid base of critical vocabulary. You will also get extensive experience with the sound of reconstructed Silver Age Latin through the audio that accompanies the lectures.Each chapter begins with a review of the previous readings, followed by a careful, literal translation of the Latin to help students see how to internalize the process of moving away from word-by-word reading to a real fluency.The Fabulae Faciles text is justly famous and has an extensive presence online. What distinguishes this treatment of the texts from others out there is that students get enough help to keep them on tract and to encourage them to “try it on their own” but not so much that thinking becomes optional. It’s meant for serious-minded students who want to achieve a real reading ability and who are willing to do what it takes to get there.If, however, you find you’re overwhelmed by the passages, you should consider stepping back to an earlier chapter in the book: The Story of Perseus or the Story of Hercules. Lecture series on both are available on Udemy.On top of all that, students will get a thorough overview of the classic legend of Jason’s voyage with the Argonauts first written down by Apollonius of Rhodes.

Overview

Section 1: Readings from Jason and the Argonauts (57-80)

Lecture 1 57. A Wicked Uncle

Lecture 2 58. A Fateful Accident

Lecture 3 59. The Golden Fleece

Lecture 4 60. The Building of the Good Ship Argo

Lecture 5 61. The Anchor Is Weighed

Lecture 6 62. A Fatal Mistake

Lecture 7 63. The Loss of Hylas

Lecture 8 64. Difficult Dining

Lecture 9 65. The Deliverance of Phineus

Lecture 10 66. The Symplegades

Lecture 11 67. A Heavy Task

Lecture 12 68. The Magic Ointment

Lecture 13 69. The Sowing of the Dragon's Teeth

Lecture 14 70. A Strange Crop

Lecture 15 71. The Flight of Medea

Lecture 16 72. The Seizure of the Fleece

Lecture 17 73. The Return to the Argo

Lecture 18 74. The Pursuit

Lecture 19 75. A Fearful Expedient

Lecture 20 76. The Bargain with Pelias

Lecture 21 77. The Magic Arts

Lecture 22 78. A Dangerous Experiment

Lecture 23 79. A Fatal Gift

Lecture 24 80. Medea Kills Her Sons

Homeschooled students and their teachers.,Autodidacts.,Adult students either studying Latin for the first time or reviewing their Latin.