SIGNING OFF?
In "Latin or the Empire of a Sign: From the Sixteenth to the Twentieth Centuries", F. Waquet traces the steady retreat of Latin from its place as the international language of learning, scholarship and religion to its present marginal status. The tale of overall and persistent failure to i...
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| Veröffentlicht in: | The Classical review 2002-03, Vol.52 (1), p.148-150 |
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| Format: | Artikel |
| Sprache: | eng |
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| Zusammenfassung: | In "Latin or the Empire of a Sign: From the Sixteenth to the Twentieth Centuries", F. Waquet traces the steady retreat of Latin from its place as the international language of learning, scholarship and religion to its present marginal status. The tale of overall and persistent failure to instil a general knowledge and love of Latin is depressing, but while the language may now be well and truly dead, Waquet shows that there is still considerable interest in the corpse. (Quotes from original text) |
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| ISSN: | 0009-840X 1464-3561 |
| DOI: | 10.1093/cr/52.1.148 |