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  1. The language of the freedmen in Petronius' Cena Trimalchionis
    Author: Boyce, Bret
    Published: 1991
    Publisher:  Brill, Leiden

    Preliminary Material /Bret Boyce -- Introduction /Bret Boyce -- Popular Features in the Language of the Freedmen /Bret Boyce -- Language and Characterization of the Freedmen /Bret Boyce -- Bibliography /Bret Boyce -- Index /Bret Boyce -- Supplements... more

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    Preliminary Material /Bret Boyce -- Introduction /Bret Boyce -- Popular Features in the Language of the Freedmen /Bret Boyce -- Language and Characterization of the Freedmen /Bret Boyce -- Bibliography /Bret Boyce -- Index /Bret Boyce -- Supplements to Mnemosyne. Realistic representation of the speech of the lower classes in ancient literature is largely confined to the comic genres, and Petronius' realism in this area is more thorough-going than that of any other ancient author. A vast scholarly literature has grown up around the question of how faithfully the speeches of Petronius' freedmen reflect characteristics of actual popular speech; this literature is reviewed and evaluated. A survey of the phonological, morphological, lexical, and syntactic peculiarities in these speeches is then undertaken, in which they are compared with other 'vulgar' Latin sources such as the Pompeian inscriptions; Petronius is in fact one of our most important early sources for the study of popular Latin. The way in which Petronius used specific varieties of non-standard Latin to characterize different freedmen speakers is explored: Petronius has subtly modulated his freedmen's speeches to reflect differing emotional states and the different attitudes of the speakers toward their social position. The present study is the first comprehensive treatment of the subject undertaken in over forty years in any language and the only one in English

     

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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
    Media type: Ebook
    Format: Online
    ISBN: 9789004329133
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    Series: Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum ; 117
    Subjects: Freedmen; Freedmen in literature; Freedmen ; Language; Language and languages; Latin language, Vulgar; Speech in literature; Texts
    Other subjects: Petronius Arbiter: Cena Trimalchionis; Petronius, Arbiter; Petronius Arbiter
    Scope: 1 Online-Ressource (113 pages)
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    Includes bibliographical references (p. 103-108) and index

  2. The language of the freedmen in Petronius' Cena Trimalchionis
    Author: Boyce, Bret
    Published: 1991
    Publisher:  Brill, Leiden

    Realistic representation of the speech of the lower classes in ancient literature is largely confined to the comic genres, and Petronius' realism in this area is more thorough-going than that of any other ancient author. A vast scholarly literature... more

    Universität Mainz, Zentralbibliothek
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    Realistic representation of the speech of the lower classes in ancient literature is largely confined to the comic genres, and Petronius' realism in this area is more thorough-going than that of any other ancient author. A vast scholarly literature has grown up around the question of how faithfully the speeches of Petronius' freedmen reflect characteristics of actual popular speech; this literature is reviewed and evaluated. A survey of the phonological, morphological, lexical, and syntactic peculiarities in these speeches is then undertaken, in which they are compared with other 'vulgar' Latin sources such as the Pompeian inscriptions; Petronius is in fact one of our most important early sources for the study of popular Latin. The way in which Petronius used specific varieties of non-standard Latin to characterize different freedmen speakers is explored: Petronius has subtly modulated his freedmen's speeches to reflect differing emotional states and the different attitudes of the speakers toward their social position. The present study is the first comprehensive treatment of the subject undertaken in over forty years in any language and the only one in English.

     

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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
    Media type: Ebook
    Format: Online
    ISBN: 9789004329133
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    Series: Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum, ; 117
    Scope: 1 Online-Ressource (113 pages)
    Notes:

    Includes bibliographical references (p. 103-108) and index.