Book contents
- Asyndeton and its Interpretation in Latin Literature
- Frontispiece
- Asyndeton and its Interpretation in Latin Literature
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Part 1 Introduction
- Part 2 ‘Grammatical’ Types
- Part 3 Semantic Types
- Chapter XIII Pairs of Opposites
- Chapter XIV Pairs Denoting Family Members
- Chapter XV ‘Semantic’ Types: Some Conclusions
- Part 4 Structures
- Part 5 Genres And Texts
- Part 6 Conclusions
- Bibliography
- Subject Index
- Index Mainly of Selected Pairs and Longer Sequences
- Selective Index Locorum
Chapter XIII - Pairs of Opposites
from Part 3 - Semantic Types
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 13 May 2021
Book contents
- Asyndeton and its Interpretation in Latin Literature
- Frontispiece
- Asyndeton and its Interpretation in Latin Literature
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Part 1 Introduction
- Part 2 ‘Grammatical’ Types
- Part 3 Semantic Types
- Chapter XIII Pairs of Opposites
- Chapter XIV Pairs Denoting Family Members
- Chapter XV ‘Semantic’ Types: Some Conclusions
- Part 4 Structures
- Part 5 Genres And Texts
- Part 6 Conclusions
- Bibliography
- Subject Index
- Index Mainly of Selected Pairs and Longer Sequences
- Selective Index Locorum
Summary
One of the most frequently used terms in this book is ‘opposites’, and that is a reflection not only of the role that oppositions play in thought and communication, but also of the marked tendency for Latin to express oppositions asyndetically, particularly in certain genres, such as philosophy and historiography.1 On the first point it is worth quoting Lyons (1977: 277)
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- Asyndeton and its Interpretation in Latin LiteratureHistory, Patterns, Textual Criticism, pp. 149 - 166Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021