TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hout,Michael Petrus Josephus van den
AU  - Fronto,Marcus Cornelius
TI  - A commentary on the letters of M. Cornelius Fronto
T2  - Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum,
SN  - 9789004351301
AV  - PA6389.F7 H68 1999
U1  - 875/.01 21
PY  - 1999///
CY  - Leiden, Netherlands, Boston
PB  - Brill
KW  - Fronto, Marcus Cornelius
KW  - Fronto, Marcus Cornelius.
KW  - Authors, Latin
KW  - Correspondence
KW  - History and criticism
KW  - Orators
KW  - Rome
KW  - Letter writing, Latin
KW  - History
KW  - To 1500
KW  - Latin letters
KW  - fast
KW  - Rome (Empire)
KW  - Criticism, interpretation, etc
KW  - Records and correspondence
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 701-717) and indexes; Preliminary Material; Michel P. J. van den Hout --; Commentary on the Letters 1-276; Michel P. J. van den Hout --; Translations; Michel P. J. van den Hout --; Grammatical and Stylistic Index; Michel P. J. van den Hout --; Index Latinitatis; Michel P. J. van den Hout --; Index Graecitatis; Michel P. J. van den Hout --; Latin Rhetorical, Grammatical and Literary Terms; Michel P. J. van den Hout --; Greek Rhetorical, Grammatical and Literary Terms; Michel P. J. van den Hout --; Table of Matters; Michel P. J. van den Hout --; Passages of the Vitae Pii, Marci and Veri and of Marcus’ Meditations Compared with the Letters in this Commentary; Michel P. J. van den Hout --; Bibliography; Michel P. J. van den Hout --; Corrections and Additions in the Prolegomena; Michel P. J. van den Hout --; Corrections of Typographical Errors, Additions to the Critical Apparatus and New Viewpoints on the Text of the Edition of 1988; Michel P. J. van den Hout --; Supplements to Mnemosyne; J. M. Bremer , L. F. Janssen , H. Pinkster , H. W. Pleket , C. J. Ruijgh and P. H. Schrijvers; Available to subscribing member institutions only
N2  - This is the first commentary on the letters of Marcus Cornelius Fronto (c. 90-95 - c. 167). It aims at an extensive grammatical, stylistic and historical interpretation of the letters and the ancient testimonies on Fronto. The author demonstrates where Fronto stands in Latin literature; hence the numerous quotations of parallel, similar and dissentient passages from Fronto and other writers. The letters are written in a pure, simple style, with a great deal of colloquialisms and many a post-classical turn of phrase. The many archaisms show how Fronto as a philologist had a comprehensive knowledge of pre-Cicero Latin. This commentary, based on the Teubner-edition by the author (Leipzig 1988), offers a thorough explanation of Fronto's style and language, e.g. of his archaisms and colloquialisms, identification of the persons mentioned, and the chronology of the letters. Seven elaborate indices complete this book
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004351301
ER  -