{"product_id":"amo-amas-amat-and-all-that","title":"Amo Amas Amat ... And All That","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"If you know someone who missed out on Latin at school and wants to live a happier life, you could do no better than give them Harry Mount''s entertainingly educative Latin primer.\" \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eAmo, Amas, Amat\u003c\/i\u003e is a diverting meander and Mount''s love of Latin shines out on every page.\" \u003ci\u003eThe Spectator\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Latin without the pain.\" \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"If you studied Latin at school this will bring back fond memories, but even newcomers will be captivated by this witty and entertaining book...\" \u003ci\u003eYorkshire Evening Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHave you ever found yourself irritated when a \u003ci\u003esine qua non\u003c\/i\u003e or a \u003ci\u003emea culpa\u003c\/i\u003e is thrown into the conversation by a particularly annoying person? Or do distant memories of afternoons spent struggling to learn obscure verbs fill you with dread? Never fear! Or, as a Latin show-off might say, \u003ci\u003eNil desperandum!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThose endless afternoons where you struggled to remember the third person singular present indicative of volo (vult) may be a long time ago. But, if you have the vaguest memory of the ablative absolute, the locative and the gerund, you mastery of Latin will spring back to life with Amo, amas, amat...and all that. In his trip through the world''s most influential language, Harry Mount uncorks its magic, drawing on Latin lovers from Kingsley Amis to John Cleese, from Evelyn Waugh to Donna Tart. Read this book and you will know Latin. Know Latin and - mirabile dictu - you will know Wilfred Owen''s misery, Catullus''s aching heart and the comedy of a thousand bachelor schoolmasters.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57305636700542,"sku":"NW9781780726212","price":12.15,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781780726212.jpg?v=1778518031","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/amo-amas-amat-and-all-that","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}