Latein ist tot, es lebe Latein! Kleine Geschichte einer grossen Sprache. - STROH, W.,
KORTE INHOUD
To release one's book with a major non-academic publishing house and reach the best seller list (?) may sound like a classicist's wildest dream, but 'Latein ist tot, es lebe Latein' (Latin is dead, long live Latin) shows that this dream can indeed come true. Under this somewhat cumbersome title lies hidden one of the most entertaining and illustrative, and at the same time comprehensive, histories of the Latin language from the time of antiquity until today. The author has gained cult status among German academics, as he fights for the active use of the Latin language and, whenever the situation is suitable, appears regularly dressed up in public in the typical Roman dress of toga and sandals. Yet, Wilfried Stroh, also known in latinized form as Valahfridus, emeritus Professor of the University of Munich, is without doubt one of the Germany's most respected classicists. (...) What starts out as an overview of the literature of the classical period evolves itself as a history of European higher education and s...
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Berlin, 2007. 414p. BHard bound with dust wrappers. Nice copy. Like new. [Antiquarian] [Auteur: STROH, W.,] [Uitgever: List Verlag] [Jaar: 2007] [Titel: Latein ist tot, es lebe Latein! Kleine Geschichte einer grossen Sprache.]
