Description
This authoritative and highly browsable guide provides an enlightening account of the meaning and history of Latin words and phrases that have entered the English language. Readers will find over 1000 phrases, sayings, mottoes, and proverbs, translated with examples of usage and fascinating citations and explanations of their first occurrence. A detailed A-Z appendix lists all Latin authors from Augustine to Virgil, together with details of their life and work. A thematic index offers immediate access to the maxims and phrases relating to such topics as death, betrayal, gossip, love, and money.
Author: James Morwood
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 12/03/1998
Pages: 240
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.57lbs
Size: 7.64h x 5.05w x 0.71d
ISBN13: 9780198601098
ISBN10: 0198601093
BISAC Categories:
- Foreign Language Study | Latin
- Foreign Language Study | Multi-Language Phrasebooks
- Reference | Dictionaries
Author: James Morwood
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 12/03/1998
Pages: 240
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.57lbs
Size: 7.64h x 5.05w x 0.71d
ISBN13: 9780198601098
ISBN10: 0198601093
BISAC Categories:
- Foreign Language Study | Latin
- Foreign Language Study | Multi-Language Phrasebooks
- Reference | Dictionaries
About the Author
Formerly Head of Classics at Harrow, James Morwood is a Fellow at Wadham College and Grocyn Lecturer for the Literae Humaniores Faculty.
This title is not returnable