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True Names: Vergil And The Alexandrian Tradition Of Etymological Wordplay
| Full title: | True Names: Vergil And The Alexandrian Tradition Of Etymological Wordplay |
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| ISBN: | 9780472036875 |
| ISBN 10: | 0472036874 |
| Authors: | O'hara, James J. , 1959- (author.) |
| Publisher: | The University Of Michigan Press |
| Binding: | Paperback |
| Language: | en |
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Synopsis
1. Etymological Thinking And Wordplay Before Vergil -- 2. Typical Features Of Vergilian Etymological Wordplay -- 3. The Poetic Function Of Vergilian Etymologizing -- 4. About The Catalogue -- Catalogue Of Etymological Wordplay -- Appendix: Additional Examples At Asterisks In Catalogue. James J. O'hara. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes.