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Audio LATIN SCANSION: THE LONG AND THE SHORT OF IT

This podcast introduces you to the basic rules behind the scansion of Latin poetry: long and short syllables, plus elision. We discuss syllables...

Latin, Scansion, Latin Verse Metre view
Audio LATIN SCANSION: HENDECASYLLABLES

This podcast introduces you to Hendecasyllables, the metre used by Catullus in many of his finest poems. We discuss how the lines are put together...

Latin, Scansion, Latin Verse Metre, Catullus view
Link MORE LATIN SCANSION

This link gives lots of information about Latin verse metre, with some useful links to other sites too: check out the...

Latin, Latin Verse Metre, Scansion view
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