THE DEVIL KNOWS LATIN
Why America Needs the Classical Tradition
By E. Christian Kopff
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ISBN: 1-882926-25-0 (cloth)
344 pages (includes Index)
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1-882926-57-9 (paper)
344 pages (includes Index)
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The Devil Knows Latin is a provocative and illuminating examination of contemporary American culture.
Its range is broad and fascinating. Whether discussing the importance of Greek and Latin syntax to our society, examining current trends in literary theory, education, and politics, or applying a classical perspective to contemporary films, Christian Kopff (Professor of Classics at the University of Colorado) is at home and on the mark.
He outlines the perils and possibilities for America in the coming decades with learning and verve—demonstrating that the highway to a creative and free future begins as a Roman road.
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"Christian Kopff is a distinguished teacher and an independent thinker-vital, though rare, qualities these days in classics' eleventh hour. His devotion to his students, to the Hellenic tradition, and to the truth radiates through all that he writes."
— Victor Davis Hanson, co-author of Who Killed Homer?
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