Embark on this unrivaled adventure with Latin 101: Learning a Classical
Language, 36 innovative lectures that cover the material normally presented in
a first-year college course in Latin. By watching these entertaining lectures,
practicing the drills, and doing the exercises in the accompanying guidebook,
you will gain access to some of the world’s greatest thought in its original
language. You will also understand why no translation can reproduce the
elegance and charm of Latin. Your guide is Professor Hans-Friedrich Mueller of
Union College in Schenectady, New York, an award-winning teacher and textbook
author who brings warmth, humor, and enthusiasm to the age-old profession of
Latin master. To his students, Professor Mueller is simply Molinarius, which
is Latin for his surname, Mueller, which means “miller” in English. Fully
equipped to live in ancient times, Professor Mueller speaks Latin using the
restored classical pronunciation, which melodiously approximates the way Latin
was spoken in antiquity. When he speaks, Latin is indeed alive!