Exercises in Idiomatic Italian through Literal Translation from the Engllish.

Rossetti, Maria Francesca. (1827-1876.):

Published by London and Edinburgh: Williams and Norgate, 1867

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First edition. 8vo. 191pp. [ Catalogue at rear of book.] Bound in original green embossed boards. "This innovative aid to the study of Italian was published in 1867 byy Maria Francesca Rossetti, the older sister of Dante Gabriel, William Michael and Christina Rossett1- [the poetess]. Maria was a scholar and teacher of Italian, and she was later to publish "A Shadow of Dante, a guide to the Divine Comedy, also reissued in the Cambrdge Library Collection.Her purpose here, as she explains, in her preface, is to demonstrate idiomatic Italian usage by providing short passages translated very literally i nto English, so that the 'unnatural 'English phraseology demonstrated the correct Italian construction. The passsages are to be translated back into Italian, with the help of some supplied vocabulary and an opening chapter which elucidates some of the more difficult aspects of Italian grammar, often by comparing Italian with French usage. The technique had long been used for Latin and Greek prose composition, but was innovatory for modern languages." A Very Good copy of this scarce and important book.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Exercises in Idiomatic Italian through Literal Translation from the Engllish.
• Publisher: London and Edinburgh: Williams and Norgate
• Publication Date: 1867
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition