The language of literature : linguistic approaches to classical texts / edited by Rutger J. Allan, Michel Buijs.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Allan, Rutger J.

Buijs, Michel.

Series:

Amsterdam studies in classical philology 1380-6068 ; v. 13.

Amsterdam studies in classical philology, 1380-6068 ; v. 13

Language:

English

French

Subjects (All):

Greek literature--Criticism, Textual.

Greek literature.

Criticism, Textual.

Latin literature--Criticism, Textual.

Latin literature.

Greek literature--History and criticism.

Latin literature--History and criticism.

Greek language--Word order.

Greek language.

Latin language--Word order.

Latin language.

Greek language--Style.

Latin language--Style.

Physical Description:

xiii, 251 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2007]

Language Note:

English and French.

Contents:

General introduction / Rutger J. Allan and Michel Buijs

Sophocles Trachiniae 1-48, Euripidean prologues, and their audiences / Irene J.F. de Jong

Mythical chronology in the Odes of Pindar : the cases of Pythian 10 and Olympian 3 / Lukas van den Berge

Discourse modes and bases in Vergil's Aeneid / Suzanne M. Adema

Discourse modes and the use of tenses in Ovid's Metamorphoses / Caroline H.M. Kroon

Sense and sentence complexity : sentence structure, sentence connection, and tense-aspect as indicators of narrative mode in Thucydides' Histories / Rutger J. Allan

Aspectual differences and narrative technique : Xenophon's Hellenica & Agesilaus / Michel Buijs

L'opposition aspectuelle 'present' : aoriste dans la Grande loi de Gortyne / Jean Lallot

Intentions and future realisations in Herodotus / Gerry C. Wakker

Adjective ordering in Herodotus : a pragmatic explanation / Stephanie J. Bakker

From Demetrius to Dik : ancient and modern views on Greek and Latin word order / Casper C. de Jonge.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [233]-241) and index.

ISBN:

9789004156548

9004156542

OCLC:

171049644