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Latin forms of address : from Plautus to Apuleius / Eleanor Dickey

Dickey, Eleanor

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2007

Online Ressource (414 p.)

Englisch

Originally published: 2002. - Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on print version record. - Originally published: 2002

Print version: Latin forms of address

978-0-19-155391-2 ( : electronic bk.); 0-19-155391-3 (electronic bk.)

0-19-923905-3 (ISBN der Printausgabe); 978-0-19-923905-4 (ISBN der Printausgabe)

OCoLC: 316324270     

OCoLC: 316324270 (aus SWB)     

Online-Ausg.

Elektronische Ressource: Zugang über Aggregator-Datenbank (Lizenzangabe: Lizenzpflichtig)

PA2343

395.40937     Ähnliche Literatur

bisacsh: REF011000 ; bisacsh: REF 011000

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Electronic books ; Rome (Empire) ; Forms of address ; Latin language ; Social aspects ; REFERENCE ; Etiquette

A lively and engaging study of Roman culture and Latin literature as reflected in the system of address, based on a corpus of 15,441 addresses from literary and non-literary sources. A valuable resource for Latin teachers and active users of the language; the text will be enjoyed even by those with no prior knowledge of Latin. - ;How did Romans address their children, their parents, their slaves, and their patrons? When one Roman called another 'dearest', 'master', 'brother', 'human being', 'executioner', or 'soft little cheese', what did these terms really mean and why? This book brings to be

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List of Tables; Introduction; Part I. Addresses; Part II. Interactions; Glossary; Usage Tables; Editions of Ancient Texts; Abbreviations for Modern Works and Collections; References; Indices.