Ossium Carnes Multae e Marci Tullii Ciceronis Epistulis / The Bones’ Meats Abundant from the Epistles of Marcus Tullius Cicero

Beginners and experts alike will find a complete immersion into the workings and nature of the Latin language embodied in the incomparable, insuperable epistles of the great Marcus Tullius Cicero, something which other commentators pass over or scorn. This second volume puts "meat on the bones" of the Latin language presented in the first volume: __Ossa Latinitatis Sola: The Mere Bones of Latin__. The personal letters of Cicero provide ample meat to enflesh the skeletal structure of the language, thus the title: __Ossium Carnes Multae: The Bones' Meats Abundant from the epistles of Marcus Tullius Cicero__. Part 1 presents 51 complete letters from the Tyrell-Purser text. Facing each letter is an image of its oldest manuscript edition as early as the ninth century, which are preserved and guarded in the Medicea Laurentiana library in Florence, Italy, witnessing to the human hand preserving this monument of world heritage for over two millennia. Part 2 follows with a most careful rendition into English of Tully's living, telephone-like Latin discourse. A thorough treatment and explanation of noteworthy elements of his natural talk follows with numerous references to the Encounters in Volume I. All this has students, learners, teachers, experts of the Latin language in mind and is humbly designed to deepen the understanding and appreciation of specific expressions and peculiarities of Cicero's language itself. Part 3 provides 500 sentences consisting of from 1 to 5 words and suited for the beginnings or continuation of Latin conversations: 200 declarations, 100 questions, 100 exclamations, 100 injunctions drawn from his letters. The volume is amply indexed. All this has been done to enhance the study and use of Latin, to popularize Cicero's correspondence, to prepare the reader for Volume III which will deal again with the letters and their usefulness for Latin conversation. "Beginners and experts alike will find a complete immersion into the workings and nature of the Latin language embodied in the incomparable, insuperable epistles of the great Marcus Tullius Cicero, something which other commentators pass over or scorn. This second volume puts "meat on the bones" of the Latin language presented in the first volume: Ossa Latinitatis Sola: The Mere Bones of Latin. The personal letters of Cicero provide ample meat to enflesh the skeletal structure of the language, thus the title: Ossium Carnes Multae: The Bones’ Meats Abundant from the epistles of Marcus Tullius Cicero. Part 1 presents 51 complete letters from the Tyrell-Purser text. Facing each letter is an image of its oldest manuscript edition as early as the ninth century, which are preserved and guarded in the Medicea Laurentiana library in Florence, Italy, witnessing to the human hand preserving this monument of world heritage for over two millennia. Part 2 follows with a most careful rendition into English of Tully’s living, telephone-like Latin discourse. A thorough treatment and explanation of noteworthy elements of his natural talk follows with numerous references to the Encounters in Volume I. All this has students, learners, teachers, experts of the Latin language in mind and is humbly designed to deepen the understanding and appreciation of specific expressions and peculiarities of Cicero’s language itself. Part 3 provides 500 sentences consisting of from 1 to 5 words and suited for the beginnings or continuation of Latin conversations: 200 declarations, 100 questions, 100 exclamations, 100 injunctions drawn from his letters. The volume is amply indexed. All this has been done to enhance the study and use of Latin, to popularize Cicero’s correspondence, to prepare the reader for Volume III which will deal again with the letters and their usefulness for Latin conversation."-- Provided by publisher Contents Imagines | Illustrations Exordium | Foreword by Antonio Salvi Prologium | Prologue Shane Butler Praefatio | Preface by Sally Davis Locutionis indoles ac natura ciceronis in epistulis | The character and nature of speech in Cicero’s letters Vuomodo sit hic liber usurpandus | In what manner this book is to be used Vocabulorum compendia | Abbreviations of words Pars Prima: Epistvlarvm Svmmatim Delectvs | Part I: A Choice of Letters Together Pars Secvnda: Epistvlarvm Minvtatim Tractatvs Interpretatione Additis Necnon Commentatione | Part II: The Treatment of the Letters in Detail the Translation Added and Also the Commentary Pars Tertia: Quingenta Instar Exemplorvm Incisa Sev Breviloqvia Ciceronis Epistvlaris | Part III: Five Hundred Clauses or Tweets of Cicero in his Letters in the Manner of Examples Additamentvm Romanorvm de Kalendario | An Addition About the Roman Calendar Appendices Bibliographia | Bibliography Indices Indices Vnas ad Epistvlas | indices for the letters alone Indices Nostram ad Earvm Tractationem Spectantes | Indices Referring to our Treatment of Them Indices Inter se ad Volvmina "Ossa" et "Ossvm" Relati | Indices Mutually Referred Back to the Volumes “Ossa” and “Ossium” Indices Materiam Tangentes Qvingentorvm Incisorvm sev Breviloqviorvm Ciceronis Epistvlaris | Indices Touching on the Content of Five Hundred Clauses or Tweets of Cicero in his Letters De Scriptoribvs | About the Authors Adivtores | Helpers Agnoscenda Merita | Acknowledgments From the first encounter with the Latin language to its full presentation, the objective of Ossa Latinitatis Sola is to get people into immediate contact with and understanding of genuine Latin authors, and for these encounters to grow into a love and use of the entire language in all its literary types and periods of time and authors of the past 2,300 years.