Haverford Digital Commentary Library
An Aggregator of Open-Access Classical Commentaries
This commentary is intended for Latin students encountering an advanced Latin text for the first time. This commentary covers Chapters 1-16 of Book 5 of Apuleius’s Metamorphoses, a portion of… Continue reading "Apuleius, Metamorphosis 5.1-16 (Cupid & Psyche)"
This complete literary commentary to Seneca’s Naturales Quaestiones Book 3 was created by Christopher Trinacty (Oberlin College). View Commentary
This intermediate-to-advanced level commentary contains select epigrams for Martial, Book 10. In the Spring of 2019, Prof. Christopher Trinacty taught a course on Horace’s Epistles with the goal of producing… Continue reading "Horace, Epistles 1 (Selections)"
Pseudo-Demosthenes’ Against Neaira ([Dem.] 59) is in many ways an ideal text for undergraduates: not only does it shed light on key aspects of Greek social and cultural life, but… Continue reading "Pseudo-Demosthenes, Against Neaira"
This edition of Iliad Books 6 and 22 is intended for readers of ancient Greek. It includes a Greek text, grammatical and lexical notes, running vocabulary lists, and interpretive close reading… Continue reading "Homer, Iliad 6 & 22"
This intermediate-to-advanced level commentary contains select epigrams for Martial, Book 10. It was created by Bryn Mawr and Haverford students in The (Mostly) Latin Epigram seminar (spring 2017). A full vocabulary for all of… Continue reading "Martial 10 (selections)"
This intermediate-level commentary contains the Latin text of James Logan’s poem “On the Death of His Infant Daughter, Rachel”, as well as a brief introductory essay, notes, and vocabulary. It… Continue reading "James Logan, On the Death of His Infant Daughter"
This is an intermediate-level commentary containing Latin text, notes, and vocabulary for the eulogy of John Andrews written by James Ross in 1813. It was created by students in the… Continue reading "In Memory of John Andrews by James Ross"
This intermediate-level Latin commentary contains the Latin text of James Ross’ elegy “In Obitum Gulielmi Thomson,” grammatical notes, a list of non-core vocabulary, and a brief introductory essay. It was… Continue reading "In Obitum Gulielmi Thomson by James Ross"
This is an intermediate-level Latin commentary containing the original Latin text of a lyric elegy to Alexander Hamilton, grammatical notes and a list of non-DCC core vocabulary, as well as… Continue reading "Anonymous, Deplorans Mortem Alexandri Hamiltoni"
