The History of the Kings of Britain | 
Birthday present to myself!
Leftcoastzen Coolness 6y
shanaqui Happy birthday! Has this edition got a facing translation (wondering because it mentions editing the Latin text)? I only ever read an old Penguin translation when I was studying this, since I was an undergrad -- I'm going to be learning Latin soon, so if this is a facing translation, I think I want to go find a copy! 6y
TimSpalding @shanaqui Yeah, Latin on the other side, like a Loeb. And not too difficult, especially if you skip past introductory throat clearing to narrative. Are you in grad school? What's up with starting Latin? Very exciting. 6y
See All 6 Comments
shanaqui @TimSpalding More of a perpetual learner -- planning on doing a BA in classics in my spare time, and the first year starta you off on Latin or Greek (sadly not both)... but my MA was Medieval Lit (Norse and British, mostly, some French) and I still feel bad I've hardly read any of the originals. 6y
TimSpalding @shanaqui Greek is (IMHO) the more interesting language. More nice stuff written in it too. But don't trust me! 6y
shanaqui @TimSpalding Since it has to be one or the other, I decided on Latin because it overlaps with my other degrees more, but I might well take a starter course in Greek at some point as well! I'm a dabbler, though, as you can tell! 6y
31 likes6 comments
