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The language of the freedmen in Petronius' Cena Trimalchionis / (Record no. 39085)

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International Standard Book Number 9789004329133
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Classification number PA6558.A5
Item number B69 1991
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Subject category code DSBB
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Subject category code LIT011000
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Classification number 873/.01
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100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Boyce, Bret.
245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title The language of the freedmen in Petronius' Cena Trimalchionis /
Statement of responsibility, etc. by Bret Boyce.
264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE
Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture Leiden ;
-- New York :
Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer Brill,
Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice 1991.
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Extent 1 online resource (113 pages)
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Series statement Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum,
International Standard Serial Number 0169-8958 ;
Volume/sequential designation 117
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Bibliography, etc. note Includes bibliographical references (p. 103-108) and index.
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Title Preliminary Material /
Statement of responsibility Bret Boyce --
Title Introduction /
Statement of responsibility Bret Boyce --
Title Popular Features in the Language of the Freedmen /
Statement of responsibility Bret Boyce --
Title Language and Characterization of the Freedmen /
Statement of responsibility Bret Boyce --
Title Bibliography /
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Title Index /
Statement of responsibility Bret Boyce --
Title Supplements to Mnemosyne.
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Terms governing access Available to subscribing member institutions only.
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Summary, etc. Realistic representation of the speech of the lower classes in ancient literature is largely confined to the comic genres, and Petronius' realism in this area is more thorough-going than that of any other ancient author. A vast scholarly literature has grown up around the question of how faithfully the speeches of Petronius' freedmen reflect characteristics of actual popular speech; this literature is reviewed and evaluated. A survey of the phonological, morphological, lexical, and syntactic peculiarities in these speeches is then undertaken, in which they are compared with other 'vulgar' Latin sources such as the Pompeian inscriptions; Petronius is in fact one of our most important early sources for the study of popular Latin. The way in which Petronius used specific varieties of non-standard Latin to characterize different freedmen speakers is explored: Petronius has subtly modulated his freedmen's speeches to reflect differing emotional states and the different attitudes of the speakers toward their social position. The present study is the first comprehensive treatment of the subject undertaken in over forty years in any language and the only one in English.
600 00 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Petronius Arbiter.
Title of a work Cena Trimalchionis.
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Personal name Petronius, Arbiter
General subdivision Language.
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Personal name Petronius Arbiter.
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Uniform title Cena Trimalchionis (Petronius Arbiter)
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Topical term or geographic name entry element Freedmen
Geographic subdivision Rome
General subdivision Language.
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Topical term or geographic name entry element Freedmen in literature.
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650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Freedmen
General subdivision Language.
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Topical term or geographic name entry element Language and languages.
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650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Latin language, Vulgar.
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Topical term or geographic name entry element Speech in literature.
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Geographic name Rome (Empire)
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Relationship information Online version:
Main entry heading Boyce, Bret.
Title Language of the freedmen in Petronius' Cena Trimalchionis.
Place, publisher, and date of publication Leiden ; New York : Brill, 1991
Record control number (OCoLC)645697595
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Uniform title Mnemosyne, Supplements
Volume/sequential designation 117.
830 #0 - SERIES ADDED ENTRY--UNIFORM TITLE
Uniform title Mnemosyne Supplements Online, Volumes 1-203, ISBN: 9789004381049.
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Uniform Resource Identifier <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004329133">http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004329133</a>

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