Long Live Latin - The Pleasures of a Useless Language (Hardcover)

Virgil gave us the Aeneid, and Ovid the Metamorphoses; Lucretius analysed the material world and Caesar interrogated how we view reality through the lens of reason - but what does Latin offer us today?

Often seen as the bulky relic of school curricula long forgotten, Latin seems to have lost its punch in the popular conscious. Oxford academic Nicola Gardini, however, argues the case for its lasting importance, offering a personal and passionate defence of the beauty and future of the language. From these ancient writers, we can learn about such vital aspects of life as love, purpose, eloquence, beauty and loss. These lessons from the past can illuminate our present, and Gardini encourages us to dig to the roots of our own language to consider how Latin has influenced the ways in which we communicate, think and live today.

A formidable mix of history, memoir and criticism, this is a beautiful love letter to one language that ultimately celebrates the vital power of all literature.

General

Imprint:	Profile Books Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	November 2019
First published:	2016
Authors:	Nicola Gardini (Professor of Italian and Comparative Literature)
Dimensions:	222 x 144 x 26mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Trade binding
Pages:	256
ISBN-13:	978-1-78125-939-9
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > General Promotions
LSN:	1-78125-939-9
Barcode:	9781781259399

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