I, Claudian: the syntactical and metrical alignment of ego in Claudian and his epic predecessors

Kruschwitz, P. and Coombe, C. (2016) I, Claudian: the syntactical and metrical alignment of ego in Claudian and his epic predecessors. Journal of Latin Linguistics, 15 (1). pp. 73-115. ISSN 2194-8747 doi: 10.1515/joll-2016-0003

Abstract/Summary

This article provides an analysis of the syntactical and metrical alignment of the subject pronoun of the first person singular in Latin epic. Based on the observation that, due to its prosody, ego may only feature in a certain number of sedes within the dactylic hexameter line, a quantitative and qualitative argument is made for a careful distinction between emphatic and unstressed uses in relation to consistent patterns of metrical and syntactical collocation.

Item Type	Article
URI	https://reading-clone.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/27573
Identification Number/DOI	10.1515/joll-2016-0003
Refereed	Yes
Divisions	Interdisciplinary Research Centres (IDRCs) > Centre for Literacy and Multilingualism (CeLM) Arts, Humanities and Social Science > Language Text and Power Arts, Humanities and Social Science > School of Humanities > Classics
Publisher	De Gruyter
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