Horace Reader for Advanced Placement [Latin]

I used this book in preparation for the AP exam which I plan to take at some point next year. As far as the notes are concerned, they tend to give you as little grammatical information as possible, so this volume is probably better suited to the more advanced student. For my first couple of years of Latin, Horace seemed rather lofty, owing in large part to the fact that he isn't seen much in primary courses like Wheelock's. Now that I've had the opportunity to breath in more of his material, I feel much more familiar and comfortable with it. This book is a very pleasant way to sample the richness of Horace's poetic nectar.

This book contains all of the poems that is required on the AP Latin Test. It provides a brief introduction and summary along with a vocab-list for each poem. It also points out the significant and important figures of speech, literary elements, and grammatical construction.However, there is no translation to each poems. Translations are only available in the teacher's edition. The translation in the teacher's edition is pretty accurate and is kept as literal as it could be.There is an index, a glossary, a list of meters, and a list of literary elements and figures of speech at the back of the book. There is also a content page and a brief biography of Horace.