Harrius Potter Et Philosophi Lapis: (Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone) (Harry Potter, #1)

by J.K. Rowling

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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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  • ISBN10 1582348251
  • ISBN13 9781582348254
  • Publish Date 7 July 2003 (first published 26 June 1997)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 256
  • Language English