Amo, Amas, Amat ... and All That

Amo, Amas, Amat ... and All That
Title Amo, Amas, Amat ... and All That PDF eBook
Author Harry Mount
Publisher Short Books
Pages 145
Release 2020-05-07
Genre Foreign Language Study
ISBN 1780724632

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"If you know someone who missed out on Latin at school and wants to live a happier life, you could do no better than give them Harry Mount's entertainingly educative Latin primer." Daily Mail "Amo, Amas, Amat is a diverting meander and Mount's love of Latin shines out on every page." The Spectator "Latin without the pain." Guardian "If you studied Latin at school this will bring back fond memories, but even newcomers will be captivated by this witty and entertaining book..." Yorkshire Evening Post Have you ever found yourself irritated when a sine qua non or a mea culpa is thrown into the conversation by a particularly annoying person? Or do distant memories of afternoons spent struggling to learn obscure verbs fill you with dread? Never fear! Or, as a Latin show-off might say, Nil desperandum! Those endless afternoons where you struggled to remember the third person singular present indicative of volo (vult) may be a long time ago. But, if you have the vaguest memory of the ablative absolute, the locative and the gerund, you mastery of Latin will spring back to life with Amo, amas, amat...and all that. In his trip through the world's most influential language, Harry Mount uncorks its magic, drawing on Latin lovers from Kingsley Amis to John Cleese, from Evelyn Waugh to Donna Tart. Read this book and you will know Latin. Know Latin and - mirabile dictu - you will know Wilfred Owen's misery, Catullus's aching heart and the comedy of a thousand bachelor schoolmasters.

AMO AMAS AMAT & MORE

AMO AMAS AMAT & MORE
Title AMO AMAS AMAT & MORE PDF eBook
Author Eugene Ehrlich
Publisher Collins Reference
Pages 356
Release 1985
Genre Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN 9780062720177

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A witty and entertaining guide to the use of Latin expressions for one's own advantage in the modern world.

Carpe Diem

Carpe Diem
Title Carpe Diem PDF eBook
Author Harry Mount
Publisher Hachette Books
Pages 221
Release 2007-11-06
Genre Foreign Language Study
ISBN 1401389929

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Liber prosperissimus et mirabilis ex Britannia ad Americam tandem advenit! Umquam vexatus es quando homo inritans "sine qua non" aut "mea culpa" dicit Aut postmeridiana tempora vetera, quando verba obscura ediscere conatus es, terrunt. Nil desperandum! Linguae Latinae hoc in itinere iucundo, qui omnia ex lectione grammatica ab Monte Pythone ad Angelinae Jolia in pelle notas et omnia optima in historiae litteratae annis duo milliis ex poese et litteris excerpta habet, Henricus Mons pulvem ex libellis odiosis deterget et in linguam maximam in aeternum vitam respirat. The phenomenal bestseller from the U.K. finally arrives in the States! Have you even found yourself irritated when a "sine qua non" or a "mea culpa" is thrown into the conversation by a particularly annoying person? Or do distant memories of afternoons spent struggling to learn obscure verbs fill you with dread? Never fear! In this delightful guided tour of Latin, which features everything from a Monty Python grammar lesson to Angelina Jolie's tattoo and all the best snippets of prose and poetry from two thousand years of literary history, Harry Mount wipes the dust off those boring primers and breathes life back into the greatest language of them all.

A Word Child

A Word Child
Title A Word Child PDF eBook
Author Iris Murdoch
Publisher Open Road Media
Pages 362
Release 2010-07-20
Genre Fiction
ISBN 1453201122

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Guilt, secrets, and lies haunt two men whose lives are bound by a long-ago tragedy in this “riveting” novel by the author of The Sea, The Sea (Los Angeles Times). Twenty years ago, Hilary Burde’s story was one of remarkable success and enviable courage. Having brought himself out of a troubled childhood with only his intellect and wit, he was one of the most promising scholars at Oxford, a student with a rare talent for linguistics and an unquenchable drive. Until the accident. Now, forty-one and a decidedly ordinary failure, Hilary finds his quietly angry routine shattered when his old professor reappears in his life—a man whose own demons are tied to Hilary’s and the tragedy from years ago. As the two men begin to circle each other once again, digging up old wrongs and seeking forgiveness for long-buried ills, they find themselves on a path that will either grant them both redemption or destroy them both forever. Haunting and emotional, A Word Child is an intimate look at the madness of regret by the Man Booker Prize–winning author of Under the Net and A Severed Head.

The Revised Latin Primer

The Revised Latin Primer
Title The Revised Latin Primer PDF eBook
Author Benjamin Hall Kennedy
Publisher
Pages 252
Release 1919
Genre Latin language
ISBN

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Veni Vidi Vinci Pb

Veni Vidi Vinci Pb
Title Veni Vidi Vinci Pb PDF eBook
Author Eugene Ehrlich
Publisher Harper Collins
Pages 324
Release 1995-07-05
Genre Reference
ISBN 0062733656

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Latin words and phrases which still serve situations today. Alphabetically arranged with simple translations.

Now You Know It All

Now You Know It All
Title Now You Know It All PDF eBook
Author Joanna Pearson
Publisher University of Pittsburgh Press
Pages 251
Release 2021-10-05
Genre Fiction
ISBN 0822988615

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Poised on the precipice of mystery and longing, each character in Now You Know It All also hovers on the brink of discovery—and decision. Set in small-town North Carolina, or featuring eager Southerners venturing afar, these stories capture the crucial moment of irrevocable change. A young waitress accepts an offer from a beguiling stranger; a troubled boy attempts to unleash the villain from an internet hoax on his party guests; a smitten student finds more than she bargained for in her favorite teacher’s attic; two adult sisters reconvene to uncover a family secret hidden in plain sight. With a sharp eye for rendering inner life, Joanna Pearson has a knack for creating both compassion and a looming sense of threat. Her stories peel back the layers of the narratives we tell ourselves in an attempt to understand the world, revealing that the ghosts haunting us are often the very shadows that we cast.