Living with a Dead Language: My Romance with Latin
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| Rating | : | 4.34 (967 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1101980222 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-12-17 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Ann Patty worked in New York trade publishing for more than thirty years. She was the founder and publisher of The Poseidon Press and an executive editor at Crown Publishers and Harcourt. She lives in Rhinebeck, New York.
“A delightful mix of grammar and growth, words and wonder. Ann Patty has written her way fearlessly—and even comically—past loss and disappointment into a radiant new way of life and love.”–Patricia Hampl “This lively, refreshingly candid and high-spirited book courses with an infectious love of language, and is buoyed by the author's engaging personality, which shines through on every page.” —Phillip Lopate. I loved this book and the smart, enormously likable woman who has breathed so much life into its pages.” —George Hodgman, author of Bettyville &ldquo
"This book has everything!" according to Amazon Customer. I love this book in every way, for its erudition, vulnerability, passion, eloquence, wisdom, humor and page-turning plot! And for validating the pure joy I feel when I study Latin! You don't need to know Latin to love LIVING WITH A DEAD LANGUAGE. The book offers substantial instruction in the language, in a lively way that will make you want to learn it, too! But any story about language is a story about human relationships, and that's exactly what makes this book transcend its specific academic adventure. It's a quest for understanding--of language, love, family and sel. Delightful and inspiring read. As a late-life learner of the mother tongue, I thoroughly enjoyed spending an afternoon with this charming and brilliant woman. Her enthusiasm for learning and for words is infectious. This book will appeal to a wide range of people. Older learners will be inspired and anyone interested in language or the publishing world will be captivated and entertained.. Abby Jones said A memoir to remember when you need a leg up as you curiously seek what's next. Emotionally Brilliant.. A journey for the reader as much as the author. So very relatable, challenging and in support of celebrating where you are in life presently, the value of where you've been and what you can accomplish tomorrow. Just beautiful. Funny. Tender. Romantic. A workout for the brain by a skilled writer who thought about the reader's experience as much as her own.
Women in Roman history, and an ancient tomb inscription give her new understanding and empathy for her tragic, long deceased mother. Finally, Virgil reconciles her to her new life—no longer an urban exile, but a rustic scholar, writer and teacher. Along the way, she meets an impassioned cast of characters: professors, students and classicists outside of academia who keep Latin very much alive. “A delightful mix of grammar and growth, words and wonder.” – The Washington PostAn entertaining exploration of the richness and relevance of the Latin language and literature, and an inspiring account of finding renewed purpose through learning something new and challengingAfter thirty-five years as a book editor in New