Adnominatio In The Plays Of Plautus: With Special Reference To Questions Of Pronunciation And Orthography (1906)

By Edward Buckham Taylor Spencer

Book Overview

Adnominatio In The Plays Of Plautus: With Special Reference To Questions Of Pronunciation And Orthography (1906) is a scholarly work by Edward Buckham Taylor Spencer. The book focuses on the use of adnominatio, a rhetorical device in which a word is repeated with a slight variation, in the plays of Plautus, a Roman playwright. Spencer examines the different ways in which adnominatio is used in Plautus' plays and how it contributes to the overall effect of the text. The book also explores questions of pronunciation and orthography in relation to adnominatio, providing insights into the language and culture of ancient Rome. This work is a valuable resource for students and scholars of classics, linguistics, and rhetoric.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1164559893
• ISBN13: 9781164559894
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 52 Pages
• Weight: 0.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"