Long live Latin: the pleasures of a useless language
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Portnowitz, Todd, 1986- translator.
Published:
New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2019.
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Book
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246 pages ; 22 cm
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Description
Gardini shares his deep love for Latin and encourages us to engage with a civilization that has never ceased to exist, becuase it's here with us now, whether we know it or not. Even readers without a single lick of Latin grammar can discover how this language is still capable of restoring our sense of identity, with the power that only useless things can miraculously express.
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ISBN:
9780374284527, 0374284520
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Gardini shares his deep love for Latin and encourages us to engage with a civilization that has never ceased to exist, becuase it's here with us now, whether we know it or not. Even readers without a single lick of Latin grammar can discover how this language is still capable of restoring our sense of identity, with the power that only useless things can miraculously express.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Gardini, N., & Portnowitz, T. (2019). Long live Latin: the pleasures of a useless language. New York, Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Gardini, Nicola and Todd Portnowitz. 2019. Long Live Latin: The Pleasures of a Useless Language. New York, Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Gardini, Nicola and Todd Portnowitz, Long Live Latin: The Pleasures of a Useless Language. New York, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2019.
MLA Citation (style guide)Gardini, Nicola, and Todd Portnowitz. Long Live Latin: The Pleasures of a Useless Language. New York, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2019.
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