Cattus Petasatus: The Cat in the Hat in Latin
by Dr. Seuss
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Two children sitting at home on a rainy day are visited by the Cat in the Hat, who shows them some tricks and games. Includes a Latin-English glossary and a note on the verse form and rhythm.Tags
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A noble effort at reproducing Seuss's masterpiece in Latin. Unfortunately this is of little interest to few beyond the intersection of afficiandos of Seuss and Latin, which I reckon to be a fairly small number.
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Theodor Seuss Geisel was born in Springfield, Massachusetts on March 2, 1904. He wrote and illustrated more than 45 picture books under the pseudonym Dr. Seuss. His first picture book, And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street, was published in 1937. His other books included The Cat in the Hat, The Butter-Battle Book, The Lorax, The Bippolo show more Seed and Other Lost Stories, Fox in Socks: Dr. Seuss's Book of Tongue Tanglers, What Pet Should I Get?, and Oh, the Places You'll Go. In 1984, he received a Pulitzer Prize for his contributions to children's literature. He died of oral cancer on September 24, 1991 at the age of 87. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- Cattus Petasatus: The Cat in the Hat in Latin
- Original title
- The Cat in the Hat
- Alternate titles
- Cattus Petasatus
- People/Characters
- The Cat in the Hat (Cattus Petasatus); Thing One; Thing Two
- First words
- Imber totum diem fluit / Urcreatim semper pluit.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Quibus modis domus tota / Derepente sit commota.
- Publisher's editor
- Keenan, Laurie Haight; Kirkpatrick, John T.
- Disambiguation notice
- Please don't combine Cattus Petasatus with The Cat in the Hat ("dead" language versions are generally kept separate from modern ones, which are lumped together). Gratias tibi ago!
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