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The Preservation of Literature through Latin

The Preservation of Literature through Latin

Why award-winning literature ought to be translated into Latin by award committees.

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Alex Nusky
Jun 19, 2021
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In 1951, DC Comics put out Batman #66, which tells the story of a scheme by the Joker to trick Batman into recreating some of history’s most famous mistakes. As language has changed over the last 70 years, certain regular vocabulary used in this era has become significantly more vulgar. Comic readers often share individual panels from this issue on soci…

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