Long Live Latin: The Pleasures of a Useless Language

by Nicola Gardini

Book Overview

A lively exploration of the joys of a not-so-dead language

From the acclaimed novelist and Oxford professor Nicola Gardini, a personal and passionate look at the Latin language: its history, its authors, its essential role in education, and its enduring impact on modern life--whether we call it "dead" or not.

What use is Latin? It's a question we're often asked by those who see the language of Cicero as no more than a...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0374284520
• ISBN13: 9780374284527
• Release Date: November 2019
• Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.2" x 8.3"