Grammar of the Latin Language - From Plautus to Suetonius (Paperback)

Henry John Roby (1830 1915) was a Cambridge-educated classicist whose influential career included periods as a schoolmaster, professor of Roman law, businessman, educational reformer and Member of Parliament. His two-volume Grammar of the Latin Language reveals his innovative, descriptive approach to grammar, which situates thorough analysis of the Latin language within the historical context of the writings themselves, or, as Roby puts it, setting 'example above precept' in order to put grammar 'in the proper light, as an account of what men do say, not a theory of what they should say'. Drawing examples from the corpus of classical writings dating from circa 200 BCE. to 120 CE; this second volume (1875) is devoted to syntax, including a complete analysis of cases, tense, and mood. A work of remarkable breadth and depth, Roby's book remains an essential resource for both historical linguistics and the study of Latin grammar.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Grammar of the Latin Language 2 Volume Paperback Set, Volume 2
Release date:	May 2010
First published:	March 2010
Authors:	Henry John Roby
Dimensions:	216 x 38 x 140mm (L x W x H)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	672
ISBN-13:	978-1-108-01123-5
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Grammar, syntax, linguistic structure > General
LSN:	1-108-01123-3
Barcode:	9781108011235

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