Archaic Latin Prose

by Edward Courtney

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This work aims to show how certain striking features of classical Latin prose style have their roots in forms of expression established in archaic Latin and even beyond that in Indo-European. Some of these forms are to be explained by the origins of complex syntactical constructions, some by cultural conditions, while others are peculiar to the Latin language. These factors are exemplified in texts ranging from about 450 BC (the Twelve Tables) to...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0788505459

ISBN13:9780788505454

Release Date:May 1999

Publisher:Oxford University Press

Length:176 Pages

Weight:0.60 lbs.

Dimensions:0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"

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