Latin

'Will long remain not only the standard commentary on this work, but an indespensable aid to every student of Cicero. Nisbet's choice of the neglected In Pisonem was a happy one ... If Nisbet's treatment of textual matters deserves the highest praise,...

This volume offers the first annotated English translation of the first two books of On Celibacy (1473) by the eminent Venetian humanist Ermolao Barbaro (1454-93); Books 3 and 4 of On Celibacy are presented, along with Barbaro’s On the Duty of the...

This book offers the first annotated translation into English of two works of the eminent Venetian humanist, Ermolao Barbaro (1454–93). Books 3 and 4 of On Celibacy seek to justify a contemplative existence at a far remove from the active life and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781350323476Author Jacqueline GlomskiFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Bloomsbury AcademicPublisher Bloomsbury AcademicWeight(grams) 454g

Roger Ascham is often classified as ‘a great mid-Tudor humanist’ and he is perhaps best known for his role as tutor to Elizabeth I. His most famous works, The Scholemaster and Toxophilus, have been extensively quarried and anthologised in studies on...

With this three-volume companion, students can access the full literary and historical significance of the Aeneid in English through an accessible yet authoritative line-by-line commentary. Written by an experienced teacher and expert on the Aeneid, this...

With this three-volume companion, students can access the full literary and historical significance of the Aeneid in English through an accessible yet authoritative line-by-line commentary. Written by an experienced teacher and expert on the Aeneid, this...

With this three-volume companion, students can access the full literary and historical significance of the Aeneid in English through an accessible yet authoritative line-by-line commentary. Written by an experienced teacher and expert on the Aeneid, this...

With this three-volume companion, students can access the full literary and historical significance of the Aeneid in English through an accessible yet authoritative line-by-line commentary. Written by an experienced teacher and expert on the Aeneid, this...

In the first full-scale edition of Thomas Gray’s Latin poetry, the Latin text and facing English translation are complemented by a detailed introduction and comprehensive commentary that situate Gray’s Latin verse in relation to his vernacular poetry,...

Martin Luther wrote some thirty Latin poems in traditional classical meters over the course of his career. He used them to praise friends, insult adversaries, and express his faith in times of distress. Up until now Luther’s neo-Latin poetry has largely...

A gorgeously illustrated guide to memorable Latin phrases, including famous quotations on love, death, nature, politics, and more.Latin may be a “dead” language, but it’s all around us—in science, philosophy, religion, and literature. From “carpe diem”...