OCR Anthology for Latin GCSE 2027-2028
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- ISBN 9781350424487
- Weight: 238g
- Dimensions: 168 x 242mm
- Publication Date: 20 Mar 2025
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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This is the OCR-endorsed edition covering the Latin GCSE set text prescriptions examined from 2027 to 2028.
The texts covered are:
Virgil
Aeneid Book II, 1–56, 195–253
Ovid
Metamorphoses Book IV, 55–166
Aulus Gellius
Attic Nights V.14 (with omissions)
Pliny
Letters IX.33, (with omissions)
Apuleius
Metamorphoses Book V, 21–5 and 26–7 (with omissions)
The volume starts with a guide to using the book followed by sections on literary style, Latin metre and technical terms. Each section of the book that follows has a short introduction to the author and the literary-historical context of their work. The prescribed texts are set out in clear passages facing commentary notes, with further information on GCSE vocabulary and key terms as well as study questions. The full GCSE vocabulary is provided at the back of the book.
Supplementary resources are available on the Companion Website: https://bloomsbury.pub/OCReditions-2026-2028.
Tim Chambers teaches Latin at St Joseph's College, Ipswich, UK, and is an experienced examiner.
Declan Lawell teaches Classics at the Liverpool Blue Coat School, UK.
