9781332703418 - Fontes Prosae Numerosae (Classic Reprint) de Clark, Albert Curtis (3 resultados)

PAP. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Condición: New. Print on Demand. This book explores the rhythmic structure of prose in the late Roman Republic and early Roman Empire. Ittraces the emergence of a new style of rhythmical prose influenced by metra, and shows how this style, most associated with Cicero, became the model for subsequent prose composition and had a profound influence on the writing of later Roman authors. Looking at selections from a wide range of Latin authors from Cicero and Caesar to Tacitus and Apuleius, the author demonstrates how rhythmical prose, with its aim of making Latin prose more pleasing to the ear, was adopted in a variety of literary genres, from oratory to historiography and fiction, and was arguably the dominant Latin prose style for the next several centuries. By placing these Latin authors within their historical and literary context, this book offers a nuanced and comprehensive understanding of the development, evolution, and significance of rhythmical prose in Latin literature. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.