The Roman Pronunciation Of Latin: Why We Use It And How To Use It
The Roman Pronunciation Of Latin: Why We Use It And How To Use It is available to read online for free. This full book can be viewed instantly using the embedded reader above.
If you're looking for a convenient way to read The Roman Pronunciation Of Latin: Why We Use It And How To Use It without downloading, this page provides direct access to the complete text.
Explore thousands of free public domain books on How to eGuides .com, all available to read online with no registration required.
Description
The Roman Pronunciation Of Latin: Why We Use It And How To Use It
Author: Lord, Frances Ellen, 1835-
Year: 1894
INTRODUCTION. The argument brought against the 'Roman pronunciation' of Latin is twofold : the impossibility of perfect theoretical knowledge, and the difficulty of practical attainment. If to know the main features of the classic pronunciation of Latin were impossible, then our obyious course would be to refuse the attempt ; to regard the language as in reality dead, and to make no pretence of reading it. This is in fact what the English scholars generally do. But if we may know substantially the sounds of the tongue in which Cicero spoke and Horace sung, shall we give up the delights of the melody and the rhythm and content ourselves with the thought form ? Poetry especially does not exist apart from sound ; sense alone will not constitute it, nor even sense and form without sound. Digitized by Google.
