SERMONES ROMANI 42 Ciceronis Tusculanae Disputationes I-1, De Contemneda Morte (Patreon)

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SERMONES ROMANI, the outstanding book edited by Hans H. Ørberg for the LINGVA LATINA PER SE ILLVSTRATA series, is meant to be read immediately after completion of Pars I: FAMILIA ROMANA.  It is a collection of Latin in conversational style, and is an excellent tool for learning the less formal locutions of ancient Roman speech, a fundamental register to master in acquiring our most favorite foreign and ancient language.

As patrons pledging $2 or more each month, you now have access to a new weekly series I have designed with you specifically in mind, to be released every Friday and called «Recitātiōnēs Pinguī Minervā». The phrase "pinguī Minervā" is a Latin idiom meaning literally "by means of a fat Minerva," the goddess of reason and inspiration, and means something like "in a less than perfect manner." This weekly series will feature recordings I have prepared for you that make great listening material while driving, doing chores, or while taking a walk.

While all my Latin recordings feature the best pronunciation and performance I can muster in the moment, in the interest of providing you as much material as possible, I will be editing the recordings of «Recitātiōnēs Pinguī Minervā» very little or none at all. Thus you will be hearing these recordings as if I were reading them just for you, as I do with my students in lessons, and you will be able to discern my spontaneous reactions and imperfections in the audio — hence "pinguī Minervā." ☺️

Previous works in the «Recitātiōnēs Pinguī Minervā» series:

AMPHITRYO «pinguī Minervā»

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