| Comparative Studies in Republican Latin Imagery Contributor(s): Fantham, Elaine (Author) |
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ISBN: 1487598467 ISBN-13: 9781487598464 Publisher: University of Toronto Press OUR PRICE: $33.20 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 1972 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Ancient - Rome - Literary Criticism | Ancient And Classical |
| Dewey: 870.900 |
| Physical Information: 0.53" H x 6" W x 9" (0.77 lbs) 232 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Cultural Region - Italy |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Of all stylistic devices, imagery has the greatest appeal to the imagination, but is also the most likely to offend, either by staleness or by tasteless excess. This volume establishes some of the limitations which govern figurative language in Latin speech and prose by exploring such questions as these: From what physical or social contexts is Latin imagery derived? To what extent is it influenced by the primacy of Greek as a cultural language and the derivation of the earliest Latin literature from Greek models? How are the metaphors expressed in terms of syntax, through verb, noun, adjective, or a combination of syntactical forms? How are the form and content of imagery related to the literary genre? In this study Professor Fantham analyses in detail the conservative imagery of Terence and of Cicero's letters, contrasting this naturalistic language with the fantasies of Plautus and the formalization of Cicero's speeches. A separate chapter on the de Oratore shows how the thematic and structural use of metaphor and analogy provide balance and continuity, giving Latin prose imagery its full role in a mature classical work of art. Numerous illustrative passages from Greek New Comedy, Terence, Plautus, and Cicero are reproduced in the text. |
Contributor Bio(s): Fantham, Elaine: - Elaine Fantham (1933-2016) is British-Canadian classicist. She was Giger Professor of Latin at Princeton University from 1986-1999. |