The language of the freedmen in Petronius' Cena Trimalchionis /

The language of the freedmen in Petronius' Cena Trimalchionis /

Realistic representation of the speech of the lower classes in ancient literature is largely confined to the comic genres, and Petronius' realism in this area is more thorough-going than that of any other ancient author. A vast scholarly literature has grown up around the question of how faithf...

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Main Author: Boyce, Bret.

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; New York : Brill, 1991.

Series: Mnemosyne, Supplements 117.
Mnemosyne Supplements Online, Volumes 1-203, ISBN: 9789004381049.

Subjects:

Petronius Arbiter. > Cena Trimalchionis.
Petronius, Arbiter > Language.
Petronius Arbiter.
Cena Trimalchionis (Petronius Arbiter)
Freedmen > Rome > Language.
Freedmen in literature.
Freedmen > Language.
Language and languages.
Latin language, Vulgar.
Speech in literature.
Rome (Empire)
Texts.

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Call Number: PA6558.A5 B69 1991

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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material /
  • Bret Boyce
  • Introduction /
  • Bret Boyce
  • Popular Features in the Language of the Freedmen /
  • Bret Boyce
  • Language and Characterization of the Freedmen /
  • Bret Boyce
  • Bibliography /
  • Bret Boyce
  • Index /
  • Bret Boyce
  • Supplements to Mnemosyne.