Tuesday, May 24, 2005

Books and Culture's Book of the Week: The Universal Language

Natural History of Latin
Natural History of Latin

Preston Jones has some things he likes, and some things he doesn't, about A Natural History of Latin by Tore Janson, Oxford University Press. For his review, use title link.

From near the end of the review:

Janson's Natural History comes as further evidence of a reviving interest in Latin. Advanced Placement courses in the language are budding; homeschoolers' curricula often emphasize it; the classical schools movement, which is growing across the country, has been spurred partly by a commitment to it; and some publishers think it worthwhile to produce Latin translations of contemporary works. Janson's small book now rests on my office shelf next to Quomodo Indiviosulus Nomine Grinchus Christi Natalem Abrogaverit ("How the Wretched Little One Named Grinch Snuffed Christmas"), Harrius Potter, and the Latin translation of Antoine de Saint-Exupery's Little Prince.

Harry Potter et Philosophi Lapis(Harry Potter Series)
Harry Potter et Philosophi Lapis(Harry Potter Series)

Winnie Ille Pu: A Latin Version of A. A. Milne's Winnie the Pooh
Winnie Ille Pu: A Latin Version of A. A. Milne's Winnie the Pooh

Ferdinandus Taurus
Ferdinandus Taurus

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