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- Asyndeton and its Interpretation in Latin Literature
- Frontispiece
- Asyndeton and its Interpretation in Latin Literature
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Part 1 Introduction
- Part 2 ‘Grammatical’ Types
- Part 3 Semantic Types
- Part 4 Structures
- Chapter XVI Rule of Ascending Length (?)
- Chapter XVII Correlative Distribution
- Chapter XVIII End-Of-List Coordination and ‘Weak’ Asyndeton Bimembre
- Chapter XIX Accumulations of Asyndeta: a Few Patterns
- Chapter XX Discontinuous Asyndeton and Conjunct Hyperbaton
- Chapter XXI Asyndetic Pairs Dependent on a Single Preposition
- Part 5 Genres And Texts
- Part 6 Conclusions
- Bibliography
- Subject Index
- Index Mainly of Selected Pairs and Longer Sequences
- Selective Index Locorum
Chapter XXI - Asyndetic Pairs Dependent on a Single Preposition
from Part 4 - Structures
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 13 May 2021
- Asyndeton and its Interpretation in Latin Literature
- Frontispiece
- Asyndeton and its Interpretation in Latin Literature
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Part 1 Introduction
- Part 2 ‘Grammatical’ Types
- Part 3 Semantic Types
- Part 4 Structures
- Chapter XVI Rule of Ascending Length (?)
- Chapter XVII Correlative Distribution
- Chapter XVIII End-Of-List Coordination and ‘Weak’ Asyndeton Bimembre
- Chapter XIX Accumulations of Asyndeta: a Few Patterns
- Chapter XX Discontinuous Asyndeton and Conjunct Hyperbaton
- Chapter XXI Asyndetic Pairs Dependent on a Single Preposition
- Part 5 Genres And Texts
- Part 6 Conclusions
- Bibliography
- Subject Index
- Index Mainly of Selected Pairs and Longer Sequences
- Selective Index Locorum
Summary
Asyndetic pairs dependent on a single preposition have tended to be treated as problematic by editors and scribes, and manuscript variations are not unusual. I have not, however, noted explicit discussions of the issue by editors (see however Preuss 1881: 53). The criteria that may be used by an editor in judging possible cases of asyndeton include structural factors, and an author’s practice elsewhere. I start with a structural pattern and variants, and then refer to two possible asyndeta of this type in Caesar’s Bellum ciuile, which are dealt with in detail in XVIII. Finally, I consider possible examples in several other writers.
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- Asyndeton and its Interpretation in Latin LiteratureHistory, Patterns, Textual Criticism, pp. 225 - 230Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021