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 13.

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

Brill eBook titles 2007

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Greek literature--Criticism, Textual.

Greek literature.

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:

1 online resource (267 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This volume is a collection of papers revealing the largely unexplored boundary between linguistic and literary approaches to classical texts. Eleven contributions by various scholars discuss a wide range of linguistic and literary aspects of classical texts: the narratee in the prologues of Sophocles’ Trachiniae and of Euripides, the chronology in Pindar’s Odes, the relation between tense-aspect and Discourse Modes in Thucydides, Xenophon, Vergil and Ovid, the use of aspect in the Law Code of Gortyn, expressions of futurity and the word order of adjectives in Herodotus, and, finally, ancient and modern views on word order. Following an interdisciplinary approach, all contributions aim at bridging the gap between linguistic and literary study of classical texts.

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:

Description based upon print version of record.

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

ISBN:

1-281-92104-1

9786611921040

90-474-2180-9

OCLC:

646789021

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004156548.i-251 DOI