Atlanta Heroina: A Latin Novella retells the life of the extraordinary heroine who was abandoned at birth and became renowned for her prowess and speed. Atalanta faces rejection from the moment of her birth. She manages, however, to win the favor of the goddess Diana, and she travels the world with Jason and the Argonauts, winning prizes and fighting alongside renowned heroes. She is a heroine. What happens, then, when her father hears all the tales of her heroic deeds and decides that it’s time to reclaim his lost daughter?”
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Sample for Atalanta Heroina
Atalanta Heroina is a Latin novella published by Bombax Press. This sample for Atalanta Heroina contains the first chapter to the novella. Atalanta Heroina is a novella retelling the life of an extraordinary heroine who was abandoned at birth to become renowned for her prowess and speed.
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Atalanta Heroina: Dictionary
The dictionary for Atalanta Heroina contains the dictionary entry for all the Latin words used in the novella. If you would like a preview of the novella, you can read the first chapter of the story here. You can review more detailed information about the novella here. Unlike the Index Verborum, which contains each unique word forms in the novella, the dictionary for Atalanta Heroina provides the full dictionary entry for the word. In addition to providing the dictionary entry and definition, the frequency in which the word generally appears in Latin literature is provided. The Dickinson Core Vocabulary and Essential Latin Vocabulary were used in creating the frequency rating.
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Catullus 14B: A Prose Adaptation
Fragments of poetry catch me off guard in this project. What exactly am I supposed to do with three lines of charming verse to would-be readers (who are in fact readers of the poetry, which I find delightful). In Catullus 2B, I turned a handful of lines into something drawn out and playful between Lesbia and Catullus. Here, I have Catullus at the beginning of a recital of his poetry. It’s short and sweet, much like the fragment itself.
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Sample for Polypus Fur
Polypus Fur is a Latin novella published by Bombax Press. This sample for Polypus Fur contains the first chapter to the novella. Polypus Fur is a novella retelling the legend of an octopus that emerges from the sewer to steal fish. The legend is retold by both Aelian in Greek and Pliny in Latin.
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Catullus 2B: An Easier Prose Story
Most scholars have separated Catullus 2 and Catullus 2B for reasons that are now, to me anyway, clear having (finally) read both poems. If joined, the last three lines are a weird ending to a poem addressed to a sparrow. They just don’t make sense together. These three lines also seem a little weird floating out in isolation from anything else: I want more backstory, Catullus! What exactly is so pleasing to you, darn it?!
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Catullus 2: An Easier Prose Story
Catullus 2, along with Catullus 3, are famous poems referencing Lesbia’s pet sparrow. While a sparrow may seem like an unusual pet today, they were common pets, especially as a gift from a lover. My cats would love for me to have a pet bird, but I imagine it would be a little much for everyone: me, the cats, the poor tormented bird, and my husband. I struggled some with this poem. Is it a sex metaphor? Maybe. Some people seem to have made that argument. Catullus doesn’t shy away from that topic. Though, I’m not sure I’m sold on that interpretation. Instead, I see some of the longing, the…
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Catullus 1: an Easier Prose Story
I must confess something that seems rather shameless in the world of people who read Latin: I have read very little Catullus. In fact, I’ve read maybe a handful of poems, only two that I remember in any detail. I have probably read the poems about Lesbia’s famous sparrow—maybe, anyway—but I do vividly remember both Catullus 51 and 101. I might have even agreed to memorize Catullus 51 for one of my student’s fundraisers, where I recited it on stage in a toga. Though I don’t remember what prompted me to read Catullus 101, its pain and grief are renowned. Maybe that’s what drew me to it, the sense of…
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Sample for Astronomia: Fabula Planetarum
Astronomia: Fabula Planetarum is a Latin novella published by Bombax Press. This sample for Astronomia contains a two-page spread from the novella, covering non-fiction text about the planet Jupiter and a short myth covering the birth of Minerva. For more information about the novella, including all the myths covered in the novella, visit this post.
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Sample for Atrox Caedes
Atrox Caedes is a Latin novella published by Bombax Press. This sample for Atrox Caedes contains the first chapter to the novella, which takes place on the day of the gladiator riot in Pompeii in 59 C.E. In this chapter, we meet two sisters, Merula and Catula, who annoy each other, and their grandmother, Figula. These three characters are all struggling with grief and loss in different ways.
