Anthony Hodson's literary page
This website contains information about literary and musical works by Anthony Hodson. The site was originally created to give web access to plays in Latin written for primary school children; details are given below. It now contains a web page for some of Anthony's. Click Music to reach the music page. Click Literary to reach the literary page.
Each of the Latin plays has been given performances by children aged between 8 and 11 who have been studying Latin using the excellent and popular Minimus courses created by Barbara Bell:
Minimus - Starting Off in Latin
Minimus Secundus
Much more information about Minimus can be found on the Minimus website.
The following are the plays currently presented on this website:
puer Iesus in templo - the boy Jesus in the temple
dulcifex - the nice-maker ( Parish Magazine review )
fur parva - the little thief
infantes in silva - "Babes in the Wood"
Calypso and Odysseus - "Calypso and Odysseus"
All but the last are substantial plays, some quite serious in content, but accessible to children of the 8-11 age groups. The dulcifex, in contrast, (screen-shot from the video to the left) is a comedy making gentle fun of everybody within sight (particularly the gods), with a laugh - or at least a smile - on nearly every line! Calypso and Odysseus is a fun-but-sad ten-minute play for an end-of-term Assembly, based on Homer's Odyssey Book V.
Other plays will be put on the site as available.
These plays are all copyrighted. Some are supported by additional material (e.g. interlinear scripts) that are important for practical performances. Some additional material is on the site, but is concealed.
Notes on the production of Latin plays for children links