Re: VIRGIL: RE: virgil in translation

[fabio paolo barbieri]

As a published author, I am not exactly an amateur any more - though, as 
having no chair or teaching post, I am not a pro either.  My Latin is only 
so-so and I certainly would not risk writing a whole letter in it (I just 
read with awe and envy the wonderful Latin of C.S.Lewis in a correspondence 
with an Italian priest).  However, I would caution against the notion that 
all professionals have fluent Latin and Greek.  It would be desirable, yes, 
but I have found that it is not always necessarily the case.


From: David Wilson-Okamura <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: Re: VIRGIL: RE: virgil in translation
Date: Tue, 06 Jan 2004 22:31:25 -0500
At 12:06 PM 1/7/2004 +1100, you wrote:
>Are we using Latin due to language differences, or would you rather 
amateurs
>not participate?

1. Using Latin is optional.
2. Amateurs are welcome.
David Wilson-Okamura
Listowner, Mantovano
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