Tools
- Facciolati and Forcinelli, 1828: Totius Latinitatis Lexicon (The Universal Latin Lexicon), Bailey, Jacob, A.M., ed., London – Baldwin and Cradock
- Wagner, P. Franciscus, S.J.: Wagner’s Lexicon Latinum, (38 editions between 1868 and 1966)
- Smith, William, Sir, Hall, Theophilus D. 1871: A Copious and Critical English-Latin Dictionary. New York : Harper & Brothers
- Ainger, A.C. and Wintle, H.G., 1890: An English-Latin Gradus or Verse Dictionary, London: John Murray, (many reprints)
- Koch, G. A. 1879: Gradus ad Parnassum, sive thesaurus linguae Latinae poeticus et prosodiacus. 8th edn. Leipzig: Hahn. (Rept. Olms 1965.)
- Quicherat, L. 1922: Thesaurus poeticus linguae latinae ou dictionaire prosodique et poétique de la langue latine: contenant tous les mots employés dans les ouvrages ou les fragments qui nous restent des poètes latins. 31st edn. Paris: Hachette. (Rept. Olms 1967.)
- Morgan, David. and Owens, Patrick M. The Morgan-Owens Lexicon of Neo-Latin and Contemporary Latin Usage Version 1.0
Instructional Materials
- Winbolt, S. E., 1906: The Latin Hexameter, London: Blackie
- Halporn, J.W., Ostwald, M., Rosenmeyer, T.G., 1963: The Meters of Greek and Latin Poetry, Methuen & Co.
- Money, D.K. “How to Scan,” (guidelines for things to notice and pitfalls to avoid)
- English, M.C. and Irby, G.L., “Basic guide to Latin Meter and Scansion,” (a handy reference sheet for the basic metrical scheme of 13 meters found in Latin poetry), ancillary to English, M.C. and Irby, G.L., 2015: A New Latin Primer, Oxford University Press
- Gildenhard, I. and Zissos, A., 2017: “Versification,” (esp. the discussion of caesuras in Dactylic Hexameter) in Ovid, Metamorphoses, 3.511-733: Latin Text with Introduction, Commentary, Glossary of Terms, Vocabulary Aid and Study Questions, Open Book Publishers, pp. 225-233
- Johnson, B, 2011: Dactylic Hexameter, the Longs and Shorts of Latin Meter, a video tutorial, Hexameter.co
- Johnson, B, 2010: Dactylic Hexameter, Proper Metrical Technique: a video tutorial , Hexameter.co
- Sidgwick, A., and Morice, F.D., 1955: An Introduction to Greek Verse Composition, with Exercises. 19th revised impression. London: Longmans, Green, (Instruction in Greek Iambics)
- Schnur, Harry C., 1957: “Do-It-Yourself: How to Write Latin Verse”, The Classical Journal, 52, 353-357
- Pantin, W. E. P. 1890: A First Latin Verse Book. London: MacMillan.
- Morgan, J., Imperium, Vol.3: Princeps, (online Latin Course – each chapter features a set of poems by Martial)
- Gepp, C. G. 1887: Progressive Exercises in Latin Elegiac Verse. 7th edn. London: Rivingtons
- Gepp, C. G. 1879: Key to Progressive Exercises in Latin Elegiac Verse. London: Rivingtons
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