Diary of a Wimpy Kid Latin Edition: Commentarii de Inepto Puero

by Jeff Kinney, Daniel B. Gallagher

Overview

Et tu, Heffley? That’s right, international superstar Greg Heffley is now poised to conquer the classical world with this new Latin edition of the first book in Jeff Kinney’s bestselling Diary of a Wimpy Kid series—translated by Monsignor Daniel Gallagher, a Vatican specialist who translates Pope Francis’s Tweets into Latin. The Wimpy Kid joins beloved characters such as Winnie the Pooh, Harry Potter, the Little Prince, Bilbo Baggins, and the Grinch as the latest in an elite pantheon of children’s books selected for Latin translation. Commentarii de Inepto Puero is sure to appeal to fans of the international bestselling series as well as to readers of all ages studying Latin, either for school credit or for fun.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781613128848
Publisher:	ABRAMS
Publication date:	08/11/2015
Series:	Diary of a Wimpy Kid (Foreign Language Editions) Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	240
File size:	16 MB
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Age Range:	8 - 12 Years
Language:	Latin

About the Author

; Monsignor Daniel B. Gallagher, a priest of the Diocese of Gaylord (U.S.A.), is currently assigned to the Office of Latin Letters at the Vatican Secretariat of State. He completed a B.S. and M.A. at the University of Michigan, an M.A. at the Catholic University of America, and a S.T.L. and Ph.D. at the Pontifical Gregorian University. He formerly taught philosophy and Latin at Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit, Michigan. His study of medieval philosophy led to a passion for Latin, which he now teaches at the Paideia Institute for Humanistic Study. Monsignor Gallagher is the editor of the Values in Italian Philosophy series and a regular contributor to the Philosophy and Popular Culture series. His articles have appeared in such journals as Postgraduate Journal of Aesthetics, Josephinum Journal of Theology, Sacred Architecture Journal, Journal for Christian Theological Research, Fellowship of Catholic Scholars Quarterly, Maritain Studies, The Latin Americanist, Social Justice Review, as well as various collected volumes. He is the translator of Vittorio Possenti’s Nihilism and Metaphysics: The Third Voyage (SUNY Press, 2014). Monsignor Gallagher’s latest activities focus on teaching and writing Latin according to the method of his predecessor in the Office of Latin Letters, Fr. Reginald Foster, O.C.D., a mission Gallagher shares with his colleagues at the Paideia Institute for Humanistic Study.

Hometown:

Southern Massachusetts

Date of Birth:

February 19, 1971

Place of Birth:

Maryland

Education:

University of Maryland

Website:

http://www.wimpykid.com/

Editorial Reviews

"Clever Latin neologisms abound for modern words like 'video games,' 'heavy metal music,' and 'computer.'"—Kirkus Reviews

From the Publisher

2015-07-15
The Latin version of Kinney's Diary of a Wimpy Kid (translated by Vatican Latinist Gallagher), is an exploration of new form rather than new content, much like the Shakespearean version of Star Wars or the Klingon version of Hamlet. Cicero would ask, "Cui bono?": for whom is this a benefit? For readers who have soldiered through the phalanxes of Latin grammar, the works of Caesar, Catullus, and Virgil have traditionally been the prizes at the end of their odysseys. Is Kinney's work also commensurate reward for their studies? The challenge is in finding readers whose Latin skills are up to Gallagher's Latin prose (which is sophisticated) and whose humor appreciates the travails of middle school (which are many). The decision to omit macrons (an essential vowel accent in elementary Latin texts) aims the book squarely at experienced readers rather than young Latinists. Clever Latin neologisms abound for modern words like "video games," "heavy metal music," and "computer," although the Latin is a mix of calques and pseudo-Latin words ("videolusuum," "musicae metallicae gravis," and "computatro"). For most readers, this effort sits as a curio alongside other Latin versions of modern books, truly delighting only the rare readers who can both navigate the syntax of Latin and giggle at the "Tactus Casei" ("Cheese Touch"). (Graphic/fiction hybrid. 10 & up)

Kirkus Reviews