Latin becomes Prosaic

It is now the second term of Intensive summer Latin. Despite the excellent teacher being replaced by some lesser instructors, and my not feeling so great (and skipping class strategically) the Latin is beginning to sink in. We've moved from grammar to simple prose and play reading, which is not only more enjoyable but more applicable to how I'll actually use Latin. I am not about to begin translating my favorite novels into Latin, but I look forward to stumbling through Petrarch's Africa for practice. It describes a real Triumph, of Scipio Africanus, as his Trionfi does not. Nevertheless, Renaissance artists ignored it as much as they relished illustrating i Trionfi.