LATIN

Harrius Potter et Philosophi Lapis

By J. K. Rowling , Peter Needham

Book information

Publisher
Bloomsbury
Year
2003
ISBN
0747561966, 9780747561965
Language
latin
Format
PDF
Filesize
4 MB (4314504 bytes)
Series
Latin
Pages
249\256
DPI
300
Orientation
portrait
Paginated
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2014-07-01 16:04:09

Description

Harrius Potter et Philosophi Lapis; Caput Primum; Puer qui Vixit; 'Dominus et Domina Dursley, qui vivebant in aedibus Gestationis Ligustrorum numero quattor signatis...' this opening, also known as 'Mr and Mrs Dursley, of number four, Privet Drive...' has become one of the most read opening chapters in the world. Newly translated into Latin for the first time, this is following in the steps of other great children's classics, including Winnie the Pooh (winnie ille pu) and Paddington Bear (ursus nomine paddington). The huge task of translating into Latin (most translations are done from Latin) has been undertaken by Peter Needham, who taught Latin at Eton for over 30 years. James Morwood, of Oxford University, has said of the translation, 'The translation is great stuff. It is accurate and fluent, but it is much more than that. It has been carried off with wit, inventiveness, sensitivity and panache. I find it impossible to think of its being better done.'

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