A number of Latin translations of modern literature have been made to bolster interest in the language. The perceived dryness of classical literature is sometimes a major obstacle for achieving fluency in reading
Latin
Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic languages, Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through ...
, as it discourages students from reading large quantities of text (
extensive reading). In his preface to his translation of
Robinson Crusoe
''Robinson Crusoe'' () is a novel by Daniel Defoe, first published on 25 April 1719. The first edition credited the work's protagonist Robinson Crusoe as its author, leading many readers to believe he was a real person and the book a tra ...
,
F. W. Newman
Francis William Newman (27 June 1805 – 4 October 1897) was an English classical scholar and moral philosopher, prolific miscellaneous writer and activist for vegetarianism and other causes.
He was the younger brother of John Henry Newman. T ...
writes:
Modern literature
Comic books
See also
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Libri Latine redditi in Vicipaedia Latina (Wikipedia in Latin)
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List of modern literature translated into dead languages
This is a list of translations of modern literature into dead languages. There is a separate list of such translations into Latin.
Modern literature
Comic books
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List of recent original books in Latin
Notes
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Latin-language literature
Translations into Latin