OCR Anthology for Latin GCSE 2027-2028

The only exam-board approved book for the texts examined as part of OCR's GCSE in Latin for examination in 2027–2028.

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 II, 1–56, 195–253

Ovid
Metamorphoses Book IV, 55–166

Aulus Gellius
Attic Nights V.14 (with omissions)

Pliny
Letters IX.33, (with omissions)

Apuleius
Metamorphoses Book V, 21–5 and 26–7 (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/OCReditions-2026-2028.

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