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3.38 AVERAGE
3.38 AVERAGE
A brilliantly funny intro/refresher to the art of Latin grammar. By the end I had a nostalgic glow and a slight feeling of inferiority at only having done three years of it at school in the eighties.
The end is an impassioned defence of classics in education. It's not exactly in keeping with the modern trend towards chasing easy, employer-friendly qualifications and it's all the more stirring for being doomed to failure. I'm not sure I agree though. The British are hopeless at learning other languages, and if you're going to learn one, learn a living one. That way you get all the benefits of access to another culture's literature, with the added bonus that you'll be able to talk to the waiter on your next holiday beyond the usual "Duas cervejas por favor"
The end is an impassioned defence of classics in education. It's not exactly in keeping with the modern trend towards chasing easy, employer-friendly qualifications and it's all the more stirring for being doomed to failure. I'm not sure I agree though. The British are hopeless at learning other languages, and if you're going to learn one, learn a living one. That way you get all the benefits of access to another culture's literature, with the added bonus that you'll be able to talk to the waiter on your next holiday beyond the usual "Duas cervejas por favor"
funny
informative
reflective
Can't say I really learned any Latin, but it was informative and pretty funny.
Not at all what I thought it would be. Very disappointing
I loves me some Latin and wish I'd been better at studying it at University. This book was hilarious and has kindled my study-my-old-Latin-texts fire.
informative
lighthearted
medium-paced
I was disappointed in this book. It's amusing, in a parlor-room manner. There are cute stories scattered throughout. But the bones of the language are stuck here and there nakedly and mindlessly amidst trivia and I also found errors in the grammar.
For American readers, the British case order in Mount's charts is slightly disconcerting but the inanity of plopping such declensions down in the middle of digressive anecdotes is much more so.
For American readers, the British case order in Mount's charts is slightly disconcerting but the inanity of plopping such declensions down in the middle of digressive anecdotes is much more so.
Fun, light hearted book. Not certain how much Latin I learnt.
No, seriously, this book is way more entertaining than you think Latin can be.
I was given this book by my college Latin professor when I finished Latin. And this book totally made me want to dig out my text books and delve deep into the study of Latin.
It was kind of fascinating, when I started reading it, it had been a couple of years since I had taken Latin and I was having trouble remembering how it went. But by the end of the book, I could glean a lot and it was fun.
It was kind of fascinating, when I started reading it, it had been a couple of years since I had taken Latin and I was having trouble remembering how it went. But by the end of the book, I could glean a lot and it was fun.
Neat little pocket guide to Roman culture and the Latin language