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... occasionally does Vergil use canere and cantare as synonyms . Cantare seems to be more multifarious than canere and always puts a particular stress on the notion of ' singing ' . ( B ) captare . The pre - Augustan ' lower ' poetic style ...
... occasionally does Vergil use canere and cantare as synonyms . Cantare seems to be more multifarious than canere and always puts a particular stress on the notion of ' singing ' . ( B ) captare . The pre - Augustan ' lower ' poetic style ...
Page 62
... occasionally influenced by Theocritus ( see on pono- depono / θησῶ - καταθησῶ at 3.32 ; admovi / ποτὶ Oiyev at 3.43 / 47 ; but effer / qέpe at 8.63 ) . He even adapts , if possible , Theocritean particles , when he wants to imitate not ...
... occasionally influenced by Theocritus ( see on pono- depono / θησῶ - καταθησῶ at 3.32 ; admovi / ποτὶ Oiyev at 3.43 / 47 ; but effer / qέpe at 8.63 ) . He even adapts , if possible , Theocritean particles , when he wants to imitate not ...
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... occasionally in Horace ( 4 times ) , Tibullus ( once ) and Propertius ( once ) , always to provide an elevated tone . Ovid seems to be the first to make more general use of it in non - elevated contexts ( 31 times ) . By contrast ...
... occasionally in Horace ( 4 times ) , Tibullus ( once ) and Propertius ( once ) , always to provide an elevated tone . Ovid seems to be the first to make more general use of it in non - elevated contexts ( 31 times ) . By contrast ...
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according adaptation adjectives Aeneid alliteration already appears aspect attested authors avoid beginning bucolic called Callimachean Callimachus Catull Catullan Catullus character clearly close colloquial colour common connection connotation context Corydon Daphnis deliberately denotes described diminutive Eclogues employs Ennius especially Euphorion explained expression fact follows formations frequent Gallus georg Greek hexameter imitates important indicate influence language later Latin least linguistic literature Lucr Lucretian Lucretius meaning Menalcas mentioned metrical nature never normally notably notion occasionally occurs omnia once original Ovid parallel passage personal names phrase Plaut Plautus poem poetic poetry poets position possibly Prop Propertius rare reason reference reflected regarded remarkable rendering replaces says scil seems sense Serv Servius shows similar song structure stylistic suggested theme Theoc Theocritean Theocritus Tityrus TLL s.v. translation twice verb Vergil Vergilian whole word writes καὶ