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Et tu, Brute?
The Best Latin Lines Ever Harry Mount & John Davie
Unlock the past's wisdom with this light-hearted book, revealing how ancient Latin can help us to live better now.
There are so many Latin phrases in everyday use that often we use them without understanding their background: 'Carpe diem'; 'Stet'; 'Memento mori'. And often these phrases are also used in English translation: 'The die is cast'; 'crossing the Rubicon'; 'Rome was not built in a day'.
Many of these phrases are humorous, but they are also a rich source of wisdom: the wisdom of the ancients. The chapters of this book cover such varied topics as gardening, love and growing old gracefully and there are entertaining cartoons and illustrations dotted throughout.
28 September 2023
PAPERBACK / 9781472966926 / £12.99
TERRITORY: World All Languages
TRANSLATION RIGHTS: 02 September 2021
EBOOK / 9781472966933 / £12.59
ANZ Pub Date 01 January 2024
PAPERBACK / AUS $29.99 / NZ $32.99
28 September 2023
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29 September 2022
EBOOK / 9781472994202 / £14.00
ANZ Pub Date 28 November 2023
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/ NZ $27.99
At a time of great political and social turbulence, more and more people are turning back to ancient wisdom as a guide to life. Here they are in touch with two classical scholars of distinction who have the common touch and can help make Latin accessible to all, not to mention fun!
Harry Mount wrote the top 10 bestseller Amo, Amas, Amat and All That – How to
Become a Latin Lover. He studied classics at Oxford and is editor of The Oldie Magazine.
John Davie was head of classics at St Paul’s School before becoming a lecturer at Trinity College, Oxford. He has published translations of Seneca, Horace, Cicero and Euripides.
12 October 2023
PAPERBACK / 9781399401005 / £9.99
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13 October 2022
EBOOK / 9781399400992 / £10.49
ANZ Pub Date 01 February 2024
PAPERBACK / AUS $22.99 / NZ $24.99
