Celeris Pede is a Latin novella published by Bombax Press. This sample for Celeris Pede contains the complete first chapter to the novella. Celeris Pede is an advanced novella with a complex structure as it alternates between Atalanta and Hippomenes’ stories, stories which occur in different timelines. The first chapter is from Atalanta’s perspective and occurs during the timeline of the footrace.
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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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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 Virgo Ardens
Virgo Ardens is a Latin novella published by Bombax Press. This sample for Virgo Ardens contains the preface to the novella, which takes place before Iphis, the main character, is born. It provides important background information to characters, themes, and events in the story, but it is weighty because it discusses female infanticide through exposure.
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Mostellaria Sample
The Mostellaria is an adapted Latin play published by Bombax Press. This Mostellaria sample contains the complete first scene of the first act. The novella is about 9,000 words long and contains 237 unique words. Of those 237 unique words, some are clear cognates, proper nouns, or glosses. A student needs a working vocabulary of 171 words to read this novella. The complete dictionary, though not the Index Verborum, is available here. More detailed information about the play beyond the first scene is available here. If you would like to read about the process I used in adapting Plautus’ Mostellaria, you can read about that here.
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Sample for Ridiculi et Horribiles Dei et Deae
Ridiculi et Horribiles Dei et Deae is a Latin novella of short stories published by Bombax Press. Unlike the samples for Bombax Press’s other novellas, the sample for Ridiculi et Horribiles Dei et Deae does not contain the first complete chapter. This is a novella of short stories, so it seemed more apt to provide the beginnings of the six individual stories within the novella than one complete story. More detailed information beyond the sample for Ridiculi et Horribiles Dei et Deae is available here. This novella is just about 4,900 words long and contains 237 words. Of those words, some are proper nouns, glossed words, or clear cognates. With…
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Sample for Domini Secretum
Domini Secretum is a Latin novella published by Bombax Press. This sample for Domini Secretum contains the complete first chapter of the story, including its artwork. The novella is about 8,000 words long and contains 222 words. Of those 222 words, some are cognates, proper nouns, or glossed words. A student needs a working vocabulary knowledge of 136 unique words to read this story in its entirety. The complete dictionary, though not the index verborum, is available here. More detailed information beyond the sample for Domini Secretum is available here.
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Dictionary for Medea et Peregrinus Pulcherrimus
About the Dictionary for Medea et Peregrinus Pulcherrimus The dictionary for Medea et Peregrinus Pulcherrimus contains all the Latin words used in the novella. If you would like a preview of the novella, you can read the first chapter here. Unlike the Index Verborum, which is a list of all the word forms in the novella, the dictionary for Medea et Peregrinus Pulcherrimus 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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Dictionary for Ira Veneris
About the Dictionary for Ira Veneris This dictionary for Ira Veneris contains all the words used in the Latin novella. If you would like a preview of the novella, you can read the first chapter in its entirety, including artwork, here. Unlike the Index Verborum, which is a list of all the word forms in the novella, the dictionary for Ira Veneris 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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Sample for Ira Veneris: Capitulum I
Ira Veneris is a Latin novella published by Bombax Press. This sample for Ira Veneris contains the complete first chapter of the story, including its artwork. The novella summarizes what previously had happened in Cupido et Psyche and contains several pluperfect verbs. The novella is 11,000 words long and contains 334 words. Of those 334 words, some are cognates, proper nouns, or glossed words. A student needs a working vocabulary knowledge of 250 unique words to read this story in its entirety. The complete dictionary, though not the index verborum, is available here.
