Meissner’s Latin Phrase-book is a book of phrases in
Latin
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for students of
composition
Composition or Compositions may refer to:
Arts and literature
*Composition (dance), practice and teaching of choreography
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or those wanting to learn spoken Latin.
History of the English text
The English text is a translation of Carl Meissner’s (1830–1900) sixth German edition. (Meissner was also the author of a study of
Terence
Publius Terentius Afer (; – ), better known in English as Terence (), was a Roman African playwright during the Roman Republic. His comedies were performed for the first time around 166–160 BC. Terentius Lucanus, a Roman senator, brought T ...
and should not be confused with the Swiss botanist of the same name). It was first translated into English by
H. W. Auden, who added more phrases. The book then went through multiple reprints and editions during the twentieth century and is still being used and cited as a source.
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Most recent editions
*''Latin Phrasebook'', C. Meissner and H. W. Auden, Hippocrene (1998)
*''Latin Phrase Book'', C. Meissner, Duckworth (1981)
References
External links
Latin Phrase-Book
at Project Gutenberg.
Table of Contents on Amazon
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Plain text, PDF and searchable HTML editions; Anki flashcards.
Latin language