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  Annus Mirabilis: More Latin For Everyday Life (Hardback) By (author) Mark Walker

  

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  Short Description for Annus MirabilisOf interest to those learning Latin, this book looks at topics ranging from Ancient Roman curses found at Bath and a birthday invitation from Hadrian's Wall to fascinating extracts from post-Renaissance Latinists like Descartes. It explores the joys of Latin poetry via Medieval lyrics and verse epitaphs.
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  • Publisher: Tempus Publishing Ltd
  • Published: 01 February 2009
  • Format: Hardback 157 pages
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  • Categories: Language: Reference & General | Linguistics
  • ISBN 13: 9780752448329 ISBN 10: 0752448323
  • Sales rank: 1,058,995

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• With its user-friendly, non-academic style this book is of interest to anyone learning Latin. Looking at topics ranging from Ancient Roman curses found at Bath and a birthday invitation from Hadrian's Wall to fascinating extracts from post-Renaissance Latinists like Descartes, "Annus Mirabilis" picks up where "Annus Horribilis" left off. It explores the joys of Latin poetry via Medieval lyrics and verse epitaphs. Letters reveal the gossip of emperors and the passion of lovers. Other passages show that Latin was the language in which some of the most important scientific and philosophical ideas of the modern age were expressed. Featuring many previously unpublished texts, all accompanied by extensive notes, full English translations and an appendix of useful grammar, if anyone asks 'Why do you want to learn Latin?', "Annus Mirabilis" provides the answer: because Latin is so much more than just the dead language of a fallen empire.