| Description |
xvii, 382 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm. |
| Summary |
A study of the Latin language examines its role in the evolution of Western culture and civilization; its relationship with ancient Greek language, science, and philosophy; its place in the Catholic Church; and its function as an ancestor of modern-day languages. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 359-368) and index. |
| Contents |
pt. 1. A Latin world. Ad infinitum--An empire lived in Latin -- Fons et origo--Latin's kin -- Sub rosa--Latin's Etruscan stepmother -- Cui bono?--Rome's winning ways -- Excelsior--Looking up to Greek -- Felix coniunctio--A partnership of paragons -- pt. 2. Latin recruits. Urbi et orbi--Taking over the Church -- Vox populi vox dei--Latin as the bond of unity -- Dies irae--Staying on -- Ultra vires--Beyond the limits of empire -- pt. 3. Worlds built on Latin. Lapus linguae--Incurable romantics : fractured Latin -- Amor vincit omnia--Latin lovers -- Litterae humaniores--The fruits of Latin education -- Ex oriente lux--Sources of higher learning -- pt. 4. Latin in a vernacular world. Alter ego--Humanism and the return of the classics -- Deus ex machina--Printing and the profusion of grammars -- Novus orbis--Latin America -- Decus et tutamen--Last redoubts -- Eheu fugaces--Latin's decline -- Sub specie aeternitatis--Latin today. |
| Subject |
Latin language -- History.
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| ISBN |
9780802716798 (pbk.) |
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0802716792 (pbk.) |
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