Reddit mentions of The Etruscan Language: An Introduction, Revised Editon

Check out this book: http://www.amazon.com/Etruscan-Language-Introduction-Revised-Editon/dp/0719055407/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1419726714&sr=8-1&keywords=Etruscan+language

Definitely! [This] (http://www.amazon.com/The-Etruscan-World-Routledge-Worlds/dp/0415673089/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&qid=1382288219&sr=8-10&keywords=etruscan) is a great, SUPER new book (~2 months old) about a wide range of Etruscan studies, from archaeology to religion to writing. It really showcases current trends in the field, while also giving some general articles for background.

If you like languages, [this] (http://www.amazon.com/The-Etruscan-Language-Introduction-Revised/dp/0719055407/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1382288468&sr=8-1&keywords=etruscan+language) is the definitive book about the little-understood Etruscan language.

And if you don't mind some more general works that are a little older, these three served as my entry into the Etruscan world: [The Etruscans] (http://www.amazon.com/The-Etruscans-Graeme-Barker/dp/0631220380/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1382288562&sr=8-3&keywords=etruscan) is a general introduction, [Etruscan Art] (http://www.amazon.com/Etruscan-World-Nigel-Jonathan-Spivey/dp/0500203040/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1382288622&sr=8-5&keywords=etruscan) if you are more art-based, and [The Etruscan Life and Afterlife] (http://www.amazon.com/Etruscan-Life-Afterlife-Handbook-Studies/dp/0814318134/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1382288622&sr=8-6&keywords=etruscan) about religion, funerary archaeology/architecture, and general history. The last one was my guide as I wrote my undergrad thesis, so it is a personal favorite of mine.

Enjoy! They are really fascinating.

Edit: Thanks for gold!

'Studying' perhaps wouldn't be the right word for it - I'm not learning it with the goal of coming out and being able to speak it - that simply wouldn't be possible - but rather building up knowledge, reading research and so on with the goal of ending up doing some academic work on it. It's completely fascinating. For resources, I first read Bonfante's 'The Etruscan Language: an Introduction' and then actually ended up doing some work experience with a professor who does some studying of it - he was extremely nice and gave me all sorts of other resources to look at. I've heard, though, that the best book on the market for it is Wallace's '[Zikh Rasna] (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Zikh-Rasna-Etruscan-Language-Inscriptions/dp/0974792748), but I haven't got it because, well, I unfortunately can't just go and spend £70 on one book!