Archaic Latin Prose

by Edward Courtney

Book Overview

This work aims to show how certain striking features of classical Latin prose style have their roots in forms of expression established in archaic Latin and even beyond that in Indo-European. Some of these forms are to be explained by the origins of complex syntactical constructions, some by cultural conditions, while others are peculiar to the Latin language. These factors are exemplified in texts ranging from about 450 BC (the Twelve Tables) to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0788505459
• ISBN13: 9780788505454
• Release Date: May 1999
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"