A rhetorical grammar : C. Iulius Romanus, Introduction to the Liber de adverbio as incorporated in Charisius' Ars Grammatica II, 13 / edition with introduction, translation and commentary by Dirk M. Schenkeveld.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schenkeveld, D. M. (Dirk Marie)

Series:

Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum 0169-8958 ; v. 247.

Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum, 0169-8958 ; v. 247

Language:

English

Latin

Subjects (All):

Latin language--Grammar, Historical.

Latin language.

Romanus, C. Julius. Introduction to the Liber de adverbio.

Romanus, C. Julius.

Latin language--Grammar--Early works to 1500.

Latin language--Grammar.

Rhetoric--Early works to 1800.

Rhetoric.

Rhetoric, Ancient.

Physical Description:

ix, 149 pages, 1 unnumbered page of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Other Title:

C. Julius Romanus, Introduction to the Liber de adverbio

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2004.

Summary:

About 280 AD C. Iulius Romanus wrote a large work on Latin grammar. Parts of this work were later incorporated in the Ars grammatica of Flavius Sosipater Charisius. Romanus' Introduction to his list of adverbs is unique because of his approach of the subject. With the help of many rhetorical means he weaves together an intricate argument, which is completely different from the usual treatments of the adverb. This unique character was never noticed previously. The first chapters of this book deal with Charisius and Romanus in general and the Introduction in particular. A new edition with translation and commentary follows, completed by a discussion of the annotations of Cauchius made about 1540 from a manuscript now lost.

Contents:

Chapter I Charisius as a transmitter of grammatical theory 1

a. Who was Fl. Sosipater Charisius? 1

b. The riddle of the preface 4

c. The overall structure 5

d. Further investigation of Charisius' methods of composition 9

e. Charisius: compiler or editor? 12

f. The background of Charisius' handbook 14

g. Charisius and his sources 17

h. Beyond Cominianus and Charisius 22

i. The preface again 27

Chapter II C. Iulius Romanus 29

a. Date and profession 29

b. His work: title, structure and type 30

c. The meaning of the title [characters not reproducible] 38

d. Romanus and his grammatical sources 39

e. Romanus' views on correct Latin 43

f. Romanus and the veteres: archaizing classicism 48

g. The merits of Romanus, the author of [characters not reproducible] 52

Chapter III The Introduction to the liber de adverbio of Romanus 54

b. The transitions 57

c. The argument itself; (1) 246.18-249.23 58

d. The argument itself; (2) 249.24-251.19 64

e. The argument itself; (3) 251.20-252.31 67

f. The argument as a whole 69

g. Rhetorical aspects of the Introduction 70

h. Prose-rhythm 71

i. Functions of the Introduction and its place in Latin literature 75

j. The form of the Introduction 77

Text, apparatus criticus, and translation 81

Appendix I Manuscript C and Johannes Cauchius 133.

Notes:

Includes an English translation of part of C. Julius Romanus's Aphormai.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [141]-145) and index.

Contains:

Romanus, C. Julius. Introduction to the Liber de adverbio.

ISBN:

9004136622

OCLC:

53970767