Speech and thought in Latin war narratives [e-book] : words of warriors / Suzanne Adema.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Adema, Suzanne Maria, 1978-

Series:

Amsterdam Studies in Classical Philology 24.

Amsterdam studies in classical philology ; v. 24

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

War in literature.

Latin literature--History and criticism.

Latin literature.

Narration (Rhetoric)--History--To 1500.

Narration (Rhetoric).

Rhetoric, Ancient.

Caesar, Julius. De bello Gallico.

Caesar, Julius.

Virgil. Aeneis.

Virgil.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (426 pages).

Place of Publication:

Brill 2017

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2017.

Summary:

In Speech and Thought in Latin War Narratives , Suzanne Adema offers linguistic and narratological tools to analyse and interpret narratorial choices in speech and thought representation in Latin narratives. Her approach combines insights from (cognitive) linguistic and narratological theories and has been tested and adjusted through corpus based research (Caesar, Vergil, Sallust). The approach is a useful tool to unveil rhetorical uses of speech and thought representation in Latin war narrative by means of close readings of Caesar’s Bellum Gallicum 1 and 7, and Vergil’s Aeneid 11 and 12. Focusing on the attitudes of the narrators towards war, Adema provides new insights into these texts and offers linguistic and narratological contributions to literary and historical discussions about the Bellum Gallicum and the Aeneid .

Contents:

Preliminary Material

Speech and Thought Representation in Latin War Narrative

Linguistic Forms of Speech and Thought Representation in Latin Narrative

Narrative Techniques and Representations of Speech and Thought

Caesar, Bellum Gallicum 1 and 7

Vergil, Aeneid 11 and 12

Conclusion

Bibliography

Index Locorum

Index Rerum.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9789004347120

90-04-34712-7

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004347120 DOI