The Tongues of Italy: Prehistory and HistoryThrough the centuries, Italy has received many cultures from lands around the Mediterranean and beyond the Alps, which either superseded prevailing Italian cultures or were absorbed by them. But the result is always a mixture. The linguistic evolution of Italy parallels this development, and presented as part of the cultural history it beomes a colorful and exciting tale.--dust jacket. |
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... only by the most primitive tools in his fight for survival , comprises no less than 98 per cent of humanity's sojourn on this earth ) , whereas the development of civilization in the Metal Ages has been progressively more rapid .
... only by the most primitive tools in his fight for survival , comprises no less than 98 per cent of humanity's sojourn on this earth ) , whereas the development of civilization in the Metal Ages has been progressively more rapid .
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We may be sure that Romanization , as Christianization , became more and more superficial , less and less intense , as the distance from Rome southward increased . “ Christ stopped at Eboli. * Concerning the phenomenon most frequently ...
We may be sure that Romanization , as Christianization , became more and more superficial , less and less intense , as the distance from Rome southward increased . “ Christ stopped at Eboli. * Concerning the phenomenon most frequently ...
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The tragic dramatists were less important and less great than the comedians , probably because their choice of subject and the exigencies of appropriate treatment gave them less freedom to Romanize their Greek material .
The tragic dramatists were less important and less great than the comedians , probably because their choice of subject and the exigencies of appropriate treatment gave them less freedom to Romanize their Greek material .
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Informazioni bibliografiche
| Titolo | The Tongues of Italy: Prehistory and History |
| Autore | Ernst Pulgram |
| Edizione | illustrata, ristampa, riveduta |
| Editore | Harvard University Press, 1958 |
| ISBN | 0837124387, 9780837124384 |
| Lunghezza | 465 pagine |
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