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

Dickey, Eleanor [Verfasser]

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2007

Birmingham, AL, USA : EBSCO Industries, Inc.

1 Online-Ressource (414 pages)

Originally published: 2002

Includes bibliographical references and index

978-0-19-155391-2 ; 0-19-155391-3 ; 1-281-34167-3 ; 978-1-281-34167-9 ; 978-0-19-923905-4

FT 11600

 

Latein  Literatur  Anrede  Geschichte 250 v. Chr.-200 

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.