{"product_id":"latin-or-the-empire-of-a-sign-paperback","title":"Latin: Or, the Empire of a Sign - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFrançoise Waquet\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJohn Howe\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA highly original and accessible history of Latin between the sixteenth and twentieth centuries\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor almost three centuries, Latin dominated the civic and sacred worlds of Europe and, arguably, the entire western world. From the moment in the sixteenth century when it was adopted by the Humanists as the official language for schools and by the Catholic Church as the common liturgical language, it was the way in which millions of children were taught, people prayed to God, and scholars were educated. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrancoise Waquet's history of Latin between the sixteenth and twentieth centuries is a highly original and accessible exploration of the institutional contexts in which the language was adopted. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt goes on to consider what this conferring of power and influence on Latin meant in practice. Among the questions Waquet investigates are: What privileges were, and are still, accorded to those who claim to have studied Latin? Can Latin as a subject for study be anything more than purely linguistic or does it reveal a far more complex heritage? Has Latin's deeply embedded cultural legacy already given way to a nostalgic exoticism? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eLatin: A Symbol's Empire\u003c\/i\u003e is a valuable work of reference, but also an important piece of cultural history: the story of a language that became a symbol with its own, highly significant empire.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrançoise Waquet is director of research emeritus at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique in Paris. \u003ci\u003eLatin, or the Empire of a Sign\u003c\/i\u003e is the opening volume in a highly praised sequence of books on the social worlds of intellectuals, continued most recently with \u003ci\u003eUne histoire émotionnelle du savoir\u003c\/i\u003e (2019).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.02 x 9.13 x 5.98 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 07, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51765888647456,"sku":"9781804290491","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/2d696ba2a29dabce47a1e873c8b6eab4.webp?v=1780282344","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/latin-or-the-empire-of-a-sign-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}