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These resources may be useful for teachers chosing option 04 - Verse Literature A

Texts for examination in 2025 and 2026

Baucis et Philemon

lines 1–76: story explorer and audio recording

otium 

Poetry and friendship (third text on page)
          story explorer and audio recording

Catullus invites a friend to dinner (fourth text on page) 
          story explorer and audio recording
 

Texts for examination in 2023 and 2024

Echo et Narcissus

lines 1–82 only, (aspicit ... albis): 
     story explorer and audio recording

amor

How many kisses? (first poem on page)
     story explorer and audio recording

Conflicting emotions (third poem on page)
     story explorer and audio recording

Love will not let the poet sleep (last poem on page)
     story explorer and audio recording

 

Texts for examination in 2020, 2021 and 2022

Oxford Latin Anthology extracts

 

Texts for examination in 2018 and 2019

vita rustica et vita urbana

The sights, sounds and seasons of the countryside (second poem on page):
A country spring (fourth poem on page): 
     story explorer and audio recording
The town mouse and the country mouse (last poem on page):
     story explorer and audio recording
 

de cultu deorum et vita hominum

Recipe for happiness (second poem on page):
Spring and thoughts of mortality (third poem on page):
     story explorer and audio recording