Grammar of the Latin Language

From Plautus to Suetonius

By:

Henry John Roby

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Paperback / softback

Series:

Cambridge Library Collection - Classics

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Henry John Roby (1830–1915) was a Cambridge-educated classicist whose influential career included periods as a schoolmaster, professor of Roman law, businessman, educational reformer and Member of Parliament. His two-volume Grammar of the Latin Language reveals his innovative, descriptive approach to grammar, which situates thorough analysis of the Latin language within the historical context of the writings themselves, or, as Roby puts it, setting 'example above precept' in order to put grammar 'in the proper light, as an account of what men do say, not a theory of what they should say'. Drawing examples from the corpus of classical writings dating from circa 200 BCE. to 120 CE; this second volume (1875) is devoted to syntax, including a complete analysis of cases, tense, and mood. A work of remarkable breadth and depth, Roby's book remains an essential resource for both historical linguistics and the study of Latin grammar.

Release date Australia

May 20th, 2010

Author

Henry John Roby

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Illustrations

Worked examples or Exercises

Pages

672

Series

Cambridge Library Collection - Classics

Dimensions

38x216x140

ISBN-13

9781108011235

Product ID

6276306

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