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A Natural History of Latin

A Natural History of Latin


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Beginning in Rome around 600 BC, Latin became the language of the civilized world and remained so for more than two millennia. French, Spanish, Italian, and Romanian are among its progeny and it provides the international vocabulary of law and life science. No known language, including English - itself enriched by Latin words and phrases - has achieved such success and longevity. Tore Janson tells its history from origins to present. Brilliantly conceived and written with the same light touch as his bestselling history of languages, A Natural History of Latin is a masterpiece of adroit synthesis.The author charts the expansion of Latin in the classical world, its renewed importance in the Middle Ages, and its survival into modern times. He shows how spoken and written Latin evolved in different places and its central role in European history and culture. He ends with a concise Latin grammar and lists of Latin words and phrases still in common use.Considered elitist and irrelevant in the second half of the twentieth century and often even banned from schools, Latin is now enjoying a huge revival of interest across Europe, the UK, and the USA. Tore Janson offers persuasive arguments for its value and gives direct access to its fascinating worlds, past and present.

Table of Contents:
Part I Latin and the Romans 1: Lingua latina: a first acquaintance 2: The earliest period of Rome 3: How Latin became Latin 4: From small town to great power 5: How bad were the Romans? 6: A voice from early Rome 7: The meeting with Greece 8: Theatre for the people 9: The age of revolutions 10: Writing, reading, listening, and speaking 11: Speeches, politics, and lawsuits 12: Cicero and rhetoric 13: The language of history 14: Imperium romanum: Augustus and the Roman Empire 15: Name and family 16: Years and months 17: Latin becomes the language of Europe 18: Poets and poetry 19: Philosophy: Lucretius, Cicero, Seneca 20: The Schools and Quintilian 21: The sciences 22: Everyday language 23: Laws and legal language 24: Tacitus, the emperors, and Britain 25: Christianity: from dangerous sect to state religion Part II Latin and Europe 26: Europe after Rome 27: From Latin to the Romance languages 28: Missionaries, Latin, and foreign languages 29: Latin in Britain 30: Latin in schools 31: Speaking and spelling 32: Books and scribes 33: Saints and heretics 34: The guardians of the heritage 35: Poetry after antiquity 36: Abelard and Heloise 37: The thinkers 38: The Renaissance 39: Doctors and their language 40: Linnaeus and Latin 41: Physicists, chemists, and others 42: Alchemy, witchcraft, and Harry Potter 43: Loanwords and neologisms 44: Latin and German 45: Latin and French 46: Latin and English 47: Latin and us Part III About the Grammar 48: Introduction 49: Pronunciation and stress 50: Sentences, verbs and nouns 51: Words and word classes 52: Nouns 53: Adjectives 54: Pronouns 55: THe forms of the verb 56: Amandi and amanda 57: How words are formed Glossary of words and expressions Part IV Basic Vocabulary Part V Common Phrases and Expressions Suggested reading Index

About the Author :
Tore Janson was Professor successively of Latin and African Languages at the University of Göteborg and is a world expert on the history of Languages. His books include A Short History of Languages (OUP 2002; hardback edition 2007).

Review :
Review from previous edition Natural History of Latin is an authoritative introduction to arguably the most influential language of all time. Chicago Tribune This always readable book is full of interest. The Scotsman It is hard to imagine how this book could be improved... From now on, if anyone who has never studied Latin askes me to recommend a short, readable book in which they can find out about the history of Latin and get a feel for the grammar, I will be able to answer unhesitatingly. Linguist List


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780199214051
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
  • Publisher Imprint: Oxford University Press
  • Height: 210 mm
  • No of Pages: 320
  • Spine Width: 20 mm
  • Width: 140 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0199214050
  • Publisher Date: 25 Jan 2007
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Weight: 440 gr


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