La Lingua Geniale by Andrea Marcolongo
Nove ragioni per amare il greco
A passionate, accessible defense of ancient Greek that sets out nine reasons to study and love the language, arguing that its precision, etymological richness and conceptual vocabulary shaped Western thought and still illuminate modern life; through close readings, philological insights and personal anecdotes the book shows how Greek words carry cultural meanings often lost in translation and how learning the language deepens understanding of literature, philosophy and the roots of many modern words and ideas.
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- 2016
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- Italian
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- La lingua geniale. Nove ragioni per amare il greco
- The Ingenious Language: Nine Reasons to Love Greek
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