Language of Classical Literature – serie
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Pragmatic Approaches to Drama
Studies in Communication on the Ancient Stage
Inbunden, 2020
2419 kr
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This volume collects papers on pragmatic perspectives on ancient theatre. Scholars working on literature, linguistics, theatre will find interesting insights on verbal and non-verbal uses of language in ancient Greek and Roman Drama. Comedies and tragedies spanning from the 5th century B.C.E. to …
Category of Comparison in Latin
Inbunden, 2022
2401 kr
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This book focuses on one of the basic – yet still rather neglected in Latin linguistics– grammatical categories: comparison of adjectives and adverbs. Which Latin adjectives and adverbs allow for comparative and superlative forms, and which ones do not? This question may seem trivial to those …
Evolution of Direct Discourse Marking from Classical to Late Latin
Inbunden, 2022
2243 kr
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If you read a work by Cicero or Seneca and then open The Pilgrimage of Egeria, Augustine, or Gregory of Tours, you will soon notice that Late Latin authors quote authorities differently. They provide a perfect example of synthesising two potentially conflicting traditions – “classical” and …
Narratives in Silius Italicus’ Punica
Inbunden, 2023
2028 kr
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This study investigates the role of embedded narratives in Silius Italicus’ Punica, an epic from the late first century AD on the Second Punic War (218–202 BC). At first sight, these narratives seem to be loosely ‘embedded’ in the epic, having their own plot and being situated in a different time …
Polysemous Particles in Ancient Greek
A Study with Special Reference to μήν and δή
Av Kees Thijs
Inbunden, 2025
2348 kr
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Anyone reading an Ancient Greek text will notice the abundance of pragmatic particles (e.g. ἄρα, γάρ, γε, δέ, δή, μέν, μήν, οὖν), a much-debated and challenging class of expressions. What are their semantic contributions, and how should we account for their notorious polyfunctionality? In this …
Prolepsis in Ancient Greek Narrative
Definitions, Forms and Effects
Inbunden, 2024
2228 kr
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This edited volume offers the first comprehensive study of prolepsis in narratives written in ancient Greek, ranging from Homer to the late antique author Colluthus, with the inclusion of Second Temple Jewish Literature. Structuralist narratology defines prolepsis as the narration in advance of an …
Demonstrative Reference in Plautus
Inbunden, 2026
2162 kr
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This is the first comprehensive monograph about demonstratives in Plautus. It uses advanced statistical methods to analyze the morphosyntactic and semantic properties of demonstratives establishing situational (extra-linguistic) and recognitional (mnemonic) reference, thus providing new insights …
Direct Speech in Greek and Latin Epic
Expanding the Methods and Canon
Inbunden, 2025
2002 kr
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Direct speech is a key feature of epic poetry. It has mimetic and rhetorical qualities, contributes to the characterization of the heroes and conveys emotions. This volume accompanies the launch of the DICES Database of Greek and Latin Epic Speech, mapping direct speech representation from Homer to …
Speech, Narrative, and Authority in Herodotus’ Histories
Inbunden, 2025
2688 kr
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This book contends that Herodotus asserts his authority as a historiographer by integrating a wide array of speeches throughout the Histories. These include not only the words he attributes to his characters but also the testimony he assigns to his informants. Both types of speeches serve to engage …
Conversation Analysis and Classics
Talk in Interaction in Greek and Latin Literature
Inbunden, 2026
2503 kr
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What happens when Conversation Analysis meets Greek and Latin literature? This volume shows how the methodology can transform the interpretation of ancient texts by revealing how talk-in-interaction is shaped in literary form. It introduces the core tools of Conversation Analysis and demonstrates …
