Asyndeton and Its Interpretation in Latin Literature: History, Patterns, Textual Criticism Adams J. N.
Asyndeton and Its Interpretation in Latin Literature: History, Patterns, Textual Criticism Adams J. N. Asyndetic coordination (omission of coordinators such as 'but', 'or', 'and') is ancient in…
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Asyndeton and Its Interpretation in Latin Literature: History, Patterns, Textual Criticism Adams J. N.
Asyndetic coordination (omission of coordinators such as 'but', 'or', 'and') is ancient in Indo-European languages. This book provides the most comprehensive account of asyndeton in Latin ever attempted, and it also contains material from Greek and Umbrian. Most commentaries on Greek and Latin texts index 'asyndeton', but wide-ranging treatments of asyndeton across a variety of literary and non-literary genres are largely lacking, and comments are often impressionistic.
Since coordinators are easily left out or added by scribes, criteria are discussed that might be used by editors in deciding between asyndeton and coordination. It analyses asyndeta in diverse genres from early Latin to the early Empire, including prayers and laws, and aims to identify types, determinants, generic variations and chronological changes. External influences on Latin, such as Greek and Italic, are also