Latin phrases & quotations
This compendium of 4,250 Latin phrases and quotations will clarify previously encountered phrases and introduce a plethora of new ones. It is an easy-to-use source book that bridges the gap between the standard Latin dictionary and the college desk dictionary, with its smattering of Latin expressions. Drawing from more than two thousand years of Western literature, "Latin Phrases & Quotations" enables the reader to gain a higher level of appreciation of Western civilization, and a deeper feelin…
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- Full title :Latin phrases & quotations / Richard A. Branyon.
Summary
This compendium of 4,250 Latin phrases and quotations will clarify previously encountered phrases and introduce a plethora of new ones. It is an easy-to-use source book that bridges the gap between the standard Latin dictionary and the college desk dictionary, with its smattering of Latin expressions. Drawing from more than two thousand years of Western literature, "Latin Phrases & Quotations" enables the reader to gain a higher level of appreciation of Western civilization, and a deeper feeling for the context in which a particular phrase is quoted. -- From publisher's description.
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- Publication Date:©1997.
- Edition:Revised Edition
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Hippocrene Books
- Place of Publication:New York
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:©1997.
The Physical Object
- Description:256 pages ; : 22 cm
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:0781802601, 9780781802604
- oclc:ocm35364699
- LC Classification:PA2365.E5
- Dewey Decimal:473/.21
Table of Contents
Dictionary of Latin phrases and quotations -- Appendix 1: Summary of major Latin writers -- Appendix 2: Summary of major Greek writers -- Appendix 3: Mottoes of selected states -- Appendix 4: 150 most common Latin phrases -- Appendix 5: Fifty most common Latin quotations.
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