Category Archives: Classics
On the Catalogue page I will be adding descriptions of the works over time. These additions will help clarify the subject matter, genre, and difficulty of the various passages, and subsequently help you in selecting the best possible texts. I have also been considering transcribing non-classical Latin texts (such as, Winnie Ille Pu or Magus Mirabilis) but I am unsure of their copyright statuses at this time. I am also skeptical of doing this because I feel the need to preserve ancient Latin and Greek works because they are less likely to be presented in Braille in their source languages, while Winnie the Pooh and The Wizard of Oz do have at least some braille editions.
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The new page, the catalogue, is now up and running. The catalogue will be continually updated when new works are transcribed. Currently I am considering Cicero and Catullus, however, I am open to any suggestions. Next I will make an order page explaining in detail how to order.
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I had to go out of town unexpectedly for family reasons so the updated list of options will not be available until Monday August 8th. I am sorry about the inconvenience but there is nothing I can do at this point.
I will however list here some of the new authors that will appear on that list: Thucydides, Propertius, Tibullus, and more.
Thanks again for your patience. Remember that this is a one man non-profit organization, and also remember to spread the word.
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In the next few days I will create a new page that will list all the works I have transcribed thus far. Any work listed on that page means that it is ready for distribution and may be ordered at anytime free of charge by emailing me at Classical_Braille@yahoo.com.
Please feel free to contact me at Classical_Braille@yahoo.com concerning any questions you may have.
Thanks. Remember to spread the word.
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Hello again. I’ve been hard at work transcribing and I wanted to remind you all that suggestions are welcome. I’m trying to provide a service, and to help me provide the best service possible please suggest any ancient authors and/or works you want transcribed.
Thanks again.
Remember to spread the word.
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The layout of the books has now changed. While the aforementioned Latin Poetry Reader can still be ordered, all subsequent orders should be ordered by either selecting individual works that you want or by selecting individual authors whose available works you want. Therefore, you could select for example all of Martial and some of Horace, or some of every author, or even all available works if you so chose.
Now I will list all of the authors and the selections of their works which I have transcribed thus far. Keep in mind that I am working on more transcriptions of works from some of the listed authors and some non-listed authors.
Marcus Valerius Martialis (ENG: Martial) (Latin Poetry):
Epigrams:
Book I: 23 and 67
Book II: 42 and 73
Book III: 28, 76 and 78
Book IV: 9
Book V: 68
Book VII: 70
Book VIII: 35 and 74
Book XII: 39 and 45
Quintus Horatius Flaccus (ENG: Horace) (Latin Poetry):
Odes:
I. 5 Pyrrha
I. 11 Carpe Diem
Publius Vergilius Maro (ENG: Vergil) (Latin Poetry):
The Aeneid:
Book I: Lines 1-7 (First Invocation of the Muse)
Book VI: Lines 893-901 (Twin Gates Passage)
Lysias (ENG: Lysias) (Greek Prose [Speeches]) (Dialect: Attic):
Lysias I: Introduction
Sappho (ENG: Sappho) (Greek Poetry) (Dialect: Aeolic):
Hymn to Aphrodite
If you have any requests, questions, or comments please leave them either on this website, the facebook page or the site’s email Classical_Braille@yahoo.com.
Remember, any of the works listed above can be ordered in any combination and remember to spread the word!
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These are the Braille alphabets that will be used in the books.
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Source: http://www.omniglot.com/writing/braille_grecoroman.php
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The Classical Braille facebook page is now up. Just search Classical Braille under facebook pages to find it. I will give it a specific URL when it has more than 25 fans so spread the word.
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The contents of the first Latin book have been finalized. The first Latin book will include the first invocation of the muse and the twin gates passage from the Aeneid, the Carpe Diem and Pyrrha poems from Horace’s Odes, and a few minor selections from Martial. All selections except the ones from Martial will express the long vowels.
After this publication, no books will differentiate between long and short vowels (except for the separate letters omega and eta in Greek).
At this point you may contact me to order a free copy of the Latin Poetry Braille Reader. (No works will have translations until further notice)
I have also begun to transcribe the Greek work Lysias I. This is a longer work and therefore will be worked on gradually in conjunction with a selection of Greek poetry. I expect that a Greek Poetry Braille Reader should be available in one to two weeks.
Please spread the word about this project to anyone you know and help get this thing moving.
Future Works to be Transcribed:
-Ovid
-Catullus
-Ennius (Fragments)
-Xanthus of Lydia (Fragments)
-Plato
-Cicero
-Caesar
-The Breviarium
Remember: As this project’s notoriety grows, so to will the lengths of the passages I transcribe.
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On this blog I will be publishing my progress on my transcriptions of classical Greek and Latin texts into braille. I will then distribute these books for free so that visually impaired people may enjoy these works for no charge. My first set of transcriptions include a selection of Latin poetry including Vergil, Catullus, and Horace. I will also include transcriptions of their corresponding translations, but there will be no glossaries or commentaries at this time as I am embossing everything manually. I hope you will spread the word and follow both my progress and my work. Thanks.
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