Latin

Course summary

Translation of the Latin language is an exercise which develops valuable skills of focus and precision while providing a key to some of the most intriguing and influential texts of the Ancient (or any other) World. Close reading of these texts fosters important and transferable analytical skills and is, moreover, enormous fun for those with an enquiring mind and a taste for a puzzle. The enduring appeal of Latin as a subject owes much to this but also, just as importantly, to the cultural perspective and independence of mind, which it has always encouraged in its students.