img Leseprobe Leseprobe

The Blackwell History of the Latin Language

Geoffrey Horrocks, James Clackson

PDF
33,99
Amazon iTunes Thalia.de Weltbild.de Hugendubel Bücher.de ebook.de kobo Osiander Google Books Barnes&Noble bol.com Legimi yourbook.shop Kulturkaufhaus ebooks-center.de
* Affiliatelinks/Werbelinks
Hinweis: Affiliatelinks/Werbelinks
Links auf reinlesen.de sind sogenannte Affiliate-Links. Wenn du auf so einen Affiliate-Link klickst und über diesen Link einkaufst, bekommt reinlesen.de von dem betreffenden Online-Shop oder Anbieter eine Provision. Für dich verändert sich der Preis nicht.

John Wiley & Sons img Link Publisher

Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik / Klassische Sprachwissenschaft / Literaturwissenschaft

Beschreibung

This text makes use of contemporary work in linguistics to provide up-to-date commentary on the development of Latin, from its prehistoric origins in the Indo-European language family, through the earliest texts, to the creation of the Classical Language of Cicero and Vergil, and examines the impact of the spread of spoken Latin through the Roman Empire. * * The first book in English in more than 50 years to provide comprehensive coverage of the history of the Latin language * Gives a full account of the transformation of the language in the context of the rise and fall of Ancient Rome * Presents up-to-date commentary on the key linguistic issues * Makes use of carefully selected texts, many of which have only recently come to light * Includes maps and glossary as well as fully translated and annotated sample texts that illustrate the different stages of the language * Accessible to readers without a formal knowledge of Latin or linguistics

Rezensionen

(Bryn Mawr Classical Review, March 2009)
"The stated goal of this welcome new survey is to overcome some of the shortcomings of L. R. Palmer's classic handbook The Latin Language, unrevised since its publication in 1954. The goal is worthy, and the execution is in many ways a success."
(New England Classical Journal, February 2009)
"Clackson and Horrocks have produced a wide-ranging, theoretically sophisticated, and still thoroughly manageable book that will not easily be superseded."
(Times Literary Supplement, December 2008)
"James Clackson and Geoffrey Horrocks have ... Succeeded admirably in their aim, presenting a mass of data within persuasive narrative."
(Chicago Tribune)
"The...hefty Blackwell History of the Latin Language...The authors focus on the evolution of the sounds, vocabulary, word and sentence structure...over the centuries."
(Choice)
"[The authors] set the tone ... with an honesty that is ... appreciated ... .Marvelous treatment of ... understudied languages ... .Carefully, admirably, proofread ... .Recommended."

"This book is the best single volume work on the Latin language. A comprehensive survey of the major topics in Latin linguistics, it is valuable not only to specialists in that field but also to Latin literary scholars, and to students of Indo-European and Romance historical linguistics generally."

-Philip Burton, University of Birmingham
Weitere Titel von diesem Autor
Weitere Titel in dieser Kategorie
Cover Demanding Witness
Erika L. Weiberg
Cover Demanding Witness
Erika L. Weiberg
Cover Poems of Optatian
Hall Linda Jones Hall
Cover Poems of Optatian
Hall Linda Jones Hall

Kundenbewertungen

Schlagwörter

Ancient & Classical Literature, Antike u. klassische Literatur, Literaturwissenschaft, Classical Studies, Humanistische Studien, Humanismus