The term contrarius in Cicero’s theoretical writings

Auteur: Svobodová, Dana
Titre: The term contrarius in Cicero’s theoretical writings
Revue/Collection: "Listy Filologické", 99
Lieu èdition: Praha
Éditeur: Koniasch Latin Press
Annèe edition: 1976
Pages: 142-149
Mots-clès: Philosophie - Filosofia - Philosophy, Stylistique et genres littéraires - Stilistica e generi letterari - Stylistics and literary genre
Description: [Svobodová, Dana] [Abstract] The term contrarius — usually designating a permanent quality of a certain phenomenon — is largely used in Cicero's theoretical writings due to the ability of this concept to express a relation between two subjects. These characteristics and especially the fact that contrarius owing to its general validity — contrary to its synonyms — may be substituted for some other word of a more precise meaning or even for a whole group of such words — is used by Cicero in various repeated topics. Comparing several parallel themes we find out that contrarius is a significant variation factor of Cicero's special style (in his speeches and letters it appears rarely).
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Liens: https://www.jstor.org/stable/23459197
Sigle auteur: Svobodová 1976