by Dwane | Apr 21, 2015 | Education, English, Latin, Latin in Literature, Motivation, Q&A, Visual Latin
Yesterday was a long day. Just before I fell asleep, I posted a quick note about alternative Latin reading material. Here it is: https://dwanethomas.com/instead-of-caesar/ A few days ago, I publicly declared that reading Caesar’s commentary on the Gallic Wars...
by Dwane | Aug 4, 2014 | Education, English, Greek, Latin, Latin in Literature
Lucius Malfoy, in the Harry Potter series, is the father of Draco Malfoy. In the last post about J.K. Rowling’s famous series, we looked into the meaning of Draco’s name. In case you weren’t paying attention, Draco is Latin for dragon, or snake....
by Dwane | Aug 1, 2014 | Education, English, Latin, Latin in Literature
Draco Dormiens Nunquam Titillandus. This is the motto underneath the seal of Hogwarts. But, what does it mean? “Sleeping Dragons Should Not Be TIckled.” Good advice. It may remind you of Tolkein’s warning, “Never laugh at live dragons.”...
by Dwane | Jul 31, 2014 | Education, English, Latin, Latin in Literature
Happy Birthday, Harry! In honor of Harry Potter’s birthday, I am starting a new category: Latin in Literature. J. K. Rowling plays with Latin, Greek, French, and German throughout her famous series. For example, Caput Draconis is a password from the first...
