How Dead Languages Work Coulter H George Oxford University Press Αγγλικά Βιβλία Fiction Essays And Literary Reference

What Could Greek Poets Or Roman Historians Say In Their Own Language That Would Be Lost Translation? After All Different Languages Have Personalities And This Is Especially Clear With Of The Ancient Medieval World Volume Celebrates Six Such - Latin Old English Sanskrit Irish Biblical Hebrew By First Introducing Readers To Most Distinctive Features Then Showing How These Linguistic Traits Play Out Short Excerpts From Actual Texts It Explores For Instance Homer\ S Shows Signs Oral Composition Horace Achieves Striking Poetic Effects Through Interlaced Word Order His Poet Beowulf Attains Remarkable Intensity Expression Resources But Are Shared Connections As Well Will See Rig Veda Uses Words Come Roots Found Also Turns Phrase Characteristic Bible Way Into Even Unusual A Still Builds On Common Indo-European Patterns Very Few People Opportunity Learn They Can Often Seem Mysterious Inaccessible: Drawing Lucid Engaging Writing Style Aid Translations Throughout Book Aims Give Whether Scholars Students Interested Novices An Aesthetic Appreciation Just Rich Varied Σελίδες: 240 Διαστάσεις: 15 7X15 7Cm