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Feminine Discourse in Roman Comedy

By Dutsch, Dorota M.

Feminine Discourse in Roman Comedy

By Dutsch, Dorota M.

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As literature written in Latin has almost no female authors, we are dependent on male writers for some understanding of the way women would have spoken. Plautus (3rd to 2nd century BCE) and Terence (2nd century BCE) consistently write particular linguistic features into the lines spoken by their female characters: endearments, soft speech, and incoherent focus on numerous small problems. Dorota M. Dutsch describes the construction of this feminine idiom and asks whether it should be considered as evidence of how Roman women actually spoke.
Product details
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
294
Release Date:
2008-10-01
Publication Date:
2008-08-07
Publisher:
OUP Oxford
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0199533385
ISBN13:
9780199533381
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
549 g
Height:
145 cm
Width:
222 cm
Thickness:
21 cm
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