Petronius and the Vulgar Tongue: Colloquialism, Obscenity, Translation.

The article discusses the translation of Petronius attributed to a climate of increasing acceptance of the obscene elements in the text and a function of the rapid obsolescence of colloquialism. Colloquialism is a signifier of character or of class or ethnic difference, appeals to a scholarly audien...

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Publicado en:Classical & Modern Literature Vol. 26; no. 1; pp. 33 - 56
Autor principal: Roberts, Deborah H.
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: University of Missouri-Columbia, Department of Classical Studies Spring2006
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