Ad Infinitum A Biography of Latin

Name: Ad Infinitum A Biography of Latin
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ISBN: 9780802716798

ISBN-10: 0802716792

ISBN-13: 9780802716798

Edition: N/A

Authors: Nicholas Ostler

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"An absorbing, scholarly account of the history of the Latin language, from its origins in antiquity to its afterlife in our own time...Ad Infinitumtreats its readers with the dignity of Roman citizens."TheWall Street Journal The Latin language has been the one constant in the cultural history of the West for more than two millennia. It has defined the way in which we express our thoughts, our faith, and our knowledge of how the world functions, its use echoing on in the law codes of half the world, in the terminologies of modern science, and, until forty years ago, in the liturgy of the Catholic Church. In his erudite and entertaining "biography," Nicholas Ostler shows how and why Latin…

Book details

List price: $18.00
Publisher: Walker & Company
Publication date: 9/2/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 400
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 0.814
Language: English