The Penguin Latin Dictionary: A Comprehensive Dictionary for Today's Students and Users of Latin

by Robert Shorrock

Book Overview

The Telegraph kicked off the 2006-07 academic year with the declaration "Nota bene: Latin is back". Arguably, it never really went away. Despite lower levels of compulsory Latin in schools today, the language remains prolific in many areas of our daily life. Medical, legal and literary texts are littered with Latin phrases that embody a meaning English simply can't articulate. The essence of Latin is irreplaceable and the benefits of learning...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0141015551
• ISBN13: 9780141015552
• Release Date: July 2008
• Publisher: Penguin Books
• Length: 414 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.1" x 7.5"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

A good all around reference tool...

For anyone trudging through the translation of Latin, this dictionary (while it doesn't include all known words and their translations) is a fine tool for translation and interpretation within the Latin language for any student needing a secondary source or tool in understanding the Latin language.