Author: Michel Guérard
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Languages : en
Pages : 424

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Author: Joseph Dana
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780365615453
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : la
Pages : 180

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Excerpt from Liber Primus, Or a First Book Of Latin Exercices: Prepared For The Use Of Schools And Academies This is an evil, which, from its nature, admit: of no complete remedy. Hence, amidst the variety of substi tates which have been introduced into the schools ol' our country, the choice of suitable elementary books is found to be one of the principal sources of dttfioulty to the Latin instructor. A general conviction seems to prevail that in the books of this class, the reforming hand is essentiall ne cessary: that the barbarous collocation of vor s by which the elegant writings of an Erasmus, and even a Cicero, have been wantonly mutilated, under the pre tence of rendering them more simple and easy to the learner, should be forever banished, and that nothin should be admitted inconsiatent with the principles o? Classical purity. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author: University of Ottawa
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Languages : en
Pages : 110

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Author: Henri Veslot
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Languages : en
Pages : 400

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Author: Françoise Waquet
Publisher: Verso Books
ISBN: 1789608260
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 552

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A highly original and accessible history of Latin between the sixteenth and twentieth centuries For almost three centuries, Latin dominated the civic and sacred worlds of Europe and, arguably, the entire western world. From the moment in the sixteenth century when it was adopted by the Humanists as the official language for schools and by the Catholic Church as the common liturgical language, it was the way in which millions of children were taught, people prayed to God, and scholars were educated. Francoise Waquet’s history of Latin between the sixteenth and twentieth centuries is a highly original and accessible exploration of the institutional contexts in which the language was adopted. It goes on to consider what this conferring of power and influence on Latin meant in practice. Among the questions Waquet investigates are: What privileges were, and are still, accorded to those who claim to have studied Latin? Can Latin as a subject for study be anything more than purely linguistic or does it reveal a far more complex heritage? Has Latin’s deeply embedded cultural legacy already given way to a nostalgic exoticism? Latin: A Symbol’s Empire is a valuable work of reference, but also an important piece of cultural history: the story of a language that became a symbol with its own, highly significant empire.

Author: Canada. Legislature. Legislative Assembly
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Languages : en
Pages : 776

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Author: Francoise Waquet
Publisher: Verso
ISBN: 9781859844021
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 356

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A highly original and accessible history of Latin between the sixteenth and twentieth centuries that explores how Latin came to dominate the civic and sacred worlds of Europe and, arguably, the entire western world.

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Pages : 61

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Author: Henri Brelet
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Languages : fr
Pages : 420

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Author: Françoise Waquet
Publisher: Verso
ISBN: 9781859846155
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 364

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"Latin: A Symbol's Empire is a work of reference and a piece of cultural history: the story of a language that became a symbol with its own, highly significant empire."--BOOK JACKET.