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Latin for the illiterati
exorcizing the ghosts of a dead language
By Stone, Jon R.
- ISBN
- 978-0-41591-774-2
- Publisher
- New York : Routledge, 1996.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on December 1, 1996
Stone (A Guide to the End of the World, Garland, 1993) has penned one of those rare reference resources that is both highly affordable and highly useful. The first two sections provide translations of common Latin words, expressions, phrases, and sayings (many from Virgil, the Bible, Horace, and St. Aquinas) along with their more commonly held meanings (e.g., "ibid: in the same place [in a book]"). While many resour...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
