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Latin poets and prose writers of the classical period and later used - and withheld - names subtly and to important effect. Here, in eleven new essays, an eminent international cast explore themes which include 'speaking' names, often involving bilingual Latin/Greek play; the ways in which persons and objects are named in contexts of invective or endearment; the significant suppression or changing of names; the religious and historical significances of names; the uses of names in literary catalogues; names as devices to structure a group of shorter poems.

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Book category Books in English Literature & literary studies

• Full title: What's in a Name?
• Subtitle: The Significance of Proper Names in Classical Latin Literature
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 2
• EAN: 9781905125098
• ISBN: 1905125097
• ID: 05024975
• Publisher: Classical Press of Wales
• Weight: 494 g
• Dimensions: 235 × 155 × 15 mm
• Date of publishing: 12. March 2007

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