{"product_id":"long-live-latin-nicola-gardini-9781250758149","title":"Long Live Latin: The Pleasures of a Useless Language","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA lively exploration of the joys of a not-so-dead language\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the acclaimed novelist and Oxford professor Nicola Gardini, a personal and passionate look at the Latin language: its history, its authors, its essential role in education, and its enduring impact on modern life--whether we call it \"dead\" or not. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat use is Latin? It's a question we're often asked by those who see the language of Cicero as no more than a cumbersome heap of ruins, something to remove from the curriculum. In this sustained meditation, Gardini gives us his sincere and brilliant reply: Latin is, quite simply, the means of expression that made us--and continues to make us--who we are. In Latin, the rigorous and inventive thinker Lucretius examined the nature of our world; the poet Propertius told of love and emotion in a dizzying variety of registers; Caesar affirmed man's capacity to shape reality through reason; Virgil composed the \u003ci\u003eAeneid\u003c\/i\u003e, without which we'd see all of Western history in a different light. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eLong Live Latin\u003c\/i\u003e, Gardini shares his deep love for the language--enriched by his tireless intellectual curiosity--and warmly encourages us to engage with a civilization that has never ceased to exist, because it's here with us now, whether we know it or not. Thanks to his careful guidance, even without a single lick of Latin grammar readers can discover how this language is still capable of restoring our sense of identity, with a power that only useless things can miraculously express.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nicola Gardini\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1250758149\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250758149\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Picador USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.30w x 0.70d","brand":"Nicola Gardini","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44048644505855,"sku":"9781250758149","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_113c8f85-6934-40ec-882b-00c02892f573.jpg?v=1684996977","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/long-live-latin-nicola-gardini-9781250758149","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}