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the centuries, Italy has received many cultures from lands around the Mediterranean and beyond the Alps, which either superseded prevailing Italian cultures or were absorbed by them.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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... 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 . Because of this innate conservativeness it has been
thought by some ...
... 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 . Because of this innate conservativeness it has been
thought by some ...
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... raising of taxes to support a court and a bureaucracy of oriental
sumptuousness and pomp , and the institution of virtual serfdom for the farmer by
allowing neither him nor his heirs to leave the land which they work with less and
less reward .
... raising of taxes to support a court and a bureaucracy of oriental
sumptuousness and pomp , and the institution of virtual serfdom for the farmer by
allowing neither him nor his heirs to leave the land which they work with less and
less reward .
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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 . Both
Pacuvius ...
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 . Both
Pacuvius ...
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| Titolo | The Tongues of Italy: Prehistory and History |
| Autore | Ernst Pulgram |
| Edizione | illustrata, ristampa, riveduta |
| Editore | Harvard University Press, 1958 |
| Provenienza dell'originale | la University of California |
| Digitalizzato | 4 mar 2008 |
| ISBN | 0837124387, 9780837124384 |
| Lunghezza | 465 pagine |
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