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Language in Vergil's Eclogues

The series consists of a variety of monographs from the fields of Classical Philology and Ancient History. While maintaining a broad thematic and methodological scope, the editors are especially keen on studies showing a thorough and critical engagement with the relevant literary texts and primary sources.
eBook, English, 2001
Walter de Gruyter, Berlin, 2001
Criticism, interpretation, etc
1 online resource (236 pages)
9783110888430, 3110888432
868970195
Acknowledgements
Table of Contents
Prologue
I. Word Formation
1. Introduction
2. Adjectives in -ax
3. Adjectives in -bundus
4. Adjectives of appellatives in -eus
5. Adjectives in -osus
6. Adjectives of toponyms and personal names
7. Diminutives
8. Nouns in -men / -mentum
9. Verbs in -sare / -tare
10. Conclusions
II. Adaptations
1. Introduction
2. Theocritus
3. Lucretius
4. Catullus
5. Callimachus, Euphorion, Parthenius, Gallus
6. Others
7. Conclusions
III. Stylistic Level 1. Introduction2. Poeticisms
3. Colloquialisms and Prosaisms
4. Synonyms
5. Technical Terms
6. Conclusions
IV. Personal Names
1. Introduction
2. Non-Pastoral Names
3. Pastoral Names
4. Conclusions
Epilogue
Bibliography
Indexes
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In English