More Latin for the Illiterati
Title | More Latin for the Illiterati PDF eBook |
Author | Jon R. Stone |
Publisher | Routledge |
Total Pages | 228 |
Release | 2003-09-02 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1135961956 |
Scientia est potentia (knowledge is power)! More Latin for the Illiterati demystifies the terminology of modern courtrooms and hospitals, untangles some of the most complex and unforgiving examples of Latin abbreviation, and allows readers to explore the classical roots of law, medicine and the ministry. This new collection contains nearly 5000 entries devoted to law, medicine and religion, and includes phrases like:jus sibi dicere-- to take the law into one's own hands hircosus-- smelling like a goat opprobrium medicum [the reproach of physicians]--an incurable disease ita et viri debent diligere uxores ut corpora sua--so men ought to love their wives as their own bodies [Ephesians 5:28] ludere cum sacris--to trifle with sacred things amicus curiae--a friend of the court Practicing or aspiring doctors, lawyers or ministers, language-lovers, students of literature--and anybody who loved Latin for the Illiterati, will want More... This collection also makes an ideal gift. Praise for the first Illiterati collection: If you're a student trying to improve your vocabulary, this is a great book... For those who have forgotten their three years of parochial-school Latin, this is really great book. --Publisher's Weekly A ready-reference dream come true...--American Libraries Also of interest: Latin for the Illiterati: Exorcizing the Ghosts of a Dead
Latin for the Illiterati, Second Edition
Title | Latin for the Illiterati, Second Edition PDF eBook |
Author | Jon R. Stone |
Publisher | Routledge |
Total Pages | 360 |
Release | 2013-04-15 |
Genre | Foreign Language Study |
ISBN | 1135881006 |
This revised and updated edition includes a brand new foreword by Richard LaFleur and more than fifteen hundred new entries and abbreviations. Organized alphabetically within the categories of verba (common words and expressions), dicta (common phrases and familiar sayings), and abbreviations, this practical and helpful reference guide is a comprehensive compendium of more than 7,000 Latin words, expressions, phrases, and sayings taken from the world of art, music, law, philosophy, theology, medicine and the theatre, as well as witty remarks and sage advice from ancient writers such as Virgil, Ovid, Cicero, and more.
The Routledge Dictionary of Latin Quotations
Title | The Routledge Dictionary of Latin Quotations PDF eBook |
Author | Jon R. Stone |
Publisher | Routledge |
Total Pages | 413 |
Release | 2013-01-11 |
Genre | Foreign Language Study |
ISBN | 1135881103 |
The Routledge Dictionary of Latin Quotations completes our enormously successful and award-winning Latin for the Illiterati series of volumes, rounding off the trilogy with a comprehensive treasury of classic Latin quotations, mottoes, proverbs, and maxims collected from the worlds of philosophy, rhetoric, politics, science, religion, literature, drama, poetics, and war.Distinguished by the combination of user-friendliness and comprehensiveness, this book will provide students, scholars, and general readers with an eminently browsable resource that is as useful as it is enjoyable.
Latin for the Illiterati
Title | Latin for the Illiterati PDF eBook |
Author | Jon R. Stone |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 2009 |
Genre | Latin language |
ISBN | 9780415777674 |
This practical and comprehensive guide presents over 6,000 Latin words, expressions, phrases, and sayings taken from the world of art, music, law, philosophy, theology, medicine and the theatre.
More Latin for the Illiterati
Title | More Latin for the Illiterati PDF eBook |
Author | Jon R. Stone |
Publisher | Routledge |
Total Pages | 225 |
Release | 2003-09-02 |
Genre | Foreign Language Study |
ISBN | 1135961964 |
This book demystifies the terminology of modern courtrooms and hospitals, untangles some of the most complex examples of Latin abbreviation, and allows readers to explore the classical roots of law, medicine and the ministry.
An Introduction to Vulgar Latin
Title | An Introduction to Vulgar Latin PDF eBook |
Author | Charles Hall Grandgent |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 246 |
Release | 1907 |
Genre | Latin language, Vulgar |
ISBN |
Artes Latinae
Title | Artes Latinae PDF eBook |
Author | Waldo Earle Sweet |
Publisher | Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers |
Total Pages | 212 |
Release | 1966 |
Genre | Foreign Language Study |
ISBN | 9780865163041 |