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 2, 1–56, 195–253
Ovid
Metamorphoses Book 4, 55–166
Aulus Gellius
Attic Nights 5.14 (with omissions)
Pliny
Letters 9.33, (with omissions)
Apuleius
Metamorphoses Book 5, 21–25 and 26–27 (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/OCR-editions-2026-2028.
The only exam-board approved book for the texts examined as part of OCR's GCSE in Latin for examination in 2027–2028.
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The only exam-board approved book for the texts examined as part of OCR's GCSE in Latin for examination in 20272028.
Preface
Introduction
Table of Texts
How to Use this Book
Tips for Translation
Timeline
Whos Who
Map of the Ancient Mediterranean
Technical terms
Discussion of literary style
Virgil
Aeneid Book 2, 156, 195253
Ovid
Metamorphoses Book 4, 55166
Aulus Gellius
Attic Nights 5.14 (with omissions)
Pliny
Letters 9.33, (with omissions)
Apuleius
Metamorphoses Book 5, 2125 and 2627 (with omissions)
OCR Latin GCSE Defined Vocabulary List
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.
