Teach Yourself Latin

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THE VALUE OF LATIN
(From a statement issued by the Council of the
Classical Association)
The Latin Language has been the main vehicle of Western culture. To a first-hand knowledge of the creeds, codes, laws, literature, philosophy, and science of Western Europe, considered in their historical development, it remains an indispensable key. At the present time, when great social changes are im-pending, it is more than ever necessary that men and women should have a clear understanding of the path by which they have already come. This is impossible without Latin. Latin Culture is not an obstacle to modern knowledge, but a necessary element in it. Our civilisation will lose in breadth and depth, in stability and richness, if it is severed from its Latin roots.
The linguistic training of Latin, emphasising as it does constant processes of analysis and synthesis, teaches clarity and precision of thought, lucidity of expression in English, and in particular the ability to distinguish... Tovább

Fülszöveg

THE VALUE OF LATIN
(From a statement issued by the Council of the
Classical Association)
The Latin Language has been the main vehicle of Western culture. To a first-hand knowledge of the creeds, codes, laws, literature, philosophy, and science of Western Europe, considered in their historical development, it remains an indispensable key. At the present time, when great social changes are im-pending, it is more than ever necessary that men and women should have a clear understanding of the path by which they have already come. This is impossible without Latin. Latin Culture is not an obstacle to modern knowledge, but a necessary element in it. Our civilisation will lose in breadth and depth, in stability and richness, if it is severed from its Latin roots.
The linguistic training of Latin, emphasising as it does constant processes of analysis and synthesis, teaches clarity and precision of thought, lucidity of expression in English, and in particular the ability to distinguish the thought and the form in which it is expressed. The position of Latin is unique in this respect because, more than any other language likely to be studied, it involves the translation not of single words but of ideas.
Not only is a knowledge of Latin indispensable as a scientific basis of European language studies, but we believe the training it involves to be of unrivalled assistance towards the subsequent study of almost any new subject.
This book may be used in many ways
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according to the needs of the student
The essential point is that every way can be followed right through without any help other than that given in the book itself Vissza