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Latin forms of address : from Plautus to Apuleius /
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...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2007.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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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| Notas: | Originally published: 2002. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (414 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780191553912 0191553913 1281341673 9781281341679 |