The Importance of Being Earnest ... in Ancient Greek and Latin
Translation of Oscar Wilde's original text, with vocabulary help
One of Oscar Wilde's most well-known theatre pieces, translated into Ancient Greek and Latin for all those who have already got a sound knowledge of either language
Title: The Importance of Being Earnest ... in Ancient Greek and Latin
Subtitle: Translation of Oscar Wilde's original text, with vocabulary help
ISBN: 978-0-9571387-7-3
Number of pages: 251
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The book features the following characteristics:
• ORIGINAL TEXT: Translated directly from Oscar Wilde’s original English text.
• PRIMARY AND SECONDARY COLUMN ON EACH PAGE: Primary column containing the text, secondary column containing many notes to help with
vocabulary, difficult grammatical constructions, etc.
• VOCABULARY NOTES … ALSO IN GREEK/LATIN: All notes given in the secondary column are written in Greek/Latin, thus allowing the reader to remain
immersed in the language itself.
• INTRODUCTION (IN ENGLISH): The vocabulary choices and the techniques that have been followed both for the translations and for the notes in the
secondary column are clearly explained in the Introduction (in English).
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