Plutarch's rhythmic prose

Plutarch's rhythmic prose

by Hutchinson, G. O.

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Greek literature is divided, like many literatures, into poetry and prose, but in Greek the difference between them is not that all prose is devoid of firm rhythmic patterning. In the earlier Roman Empire, from 31 BC to about AD 300, much Greek (and Latin) prose was actually written to follow one organized rhythmic system. How much Greek prose adopted this patterning has hitherto been quite unclear; the present volume for the first time establishes an answer on an adequate basis: substantial da…

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  • Full title :Plutarch's rhythmic prose / G.O. Hutchinson.

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Greek literature is divided, like many literatures, into poetry and prose, but in Greek the difference between them is not that all prose is devoid of firm rhythmic patterning. In the earlier Roman Empire, from 31 BC to about AD 300, much Greek (and Latin) prose was actually written to follow one organized rhythmic system. How much Greek prose adopted this patterning has hitherto been quite unclear; the present volume for the first time establishes an answer on an adequate basis: substantial data drawn from numerous authors. It constitutes the first extensive study of prose-rhythm in later Greek literature.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2018.
  • Edition:First edition

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The Physical Object

  • Description:x, 339 pages ; : 23 cm

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:0198821719, 9780198821717
  • oclc:on1010656679
  • LC Classification:PA4382
  • Dewey Decimal:480

Subjects

Criticism, interpretation, etc Greek language -- Metrics and rhythmics Lives (Plutarch) Plutarch

Writers

Hutchinson, G. O.

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