I investigate the use and the stylistic relevance of a specific syntactic pattern in Greek epigrams. This pattern is usually known as 'apo koinou construction of prepositions' and is to be found when, in a sequence of two or more complements introduced by the same preposition, this preposition is implicit in the first complement(s) and becomes explicit only in the following one(s). I first consider a homogeneous group of votive epigrams dealing with the dedications to Pan by three brothers (AP 11-16 and 179-187). Then I discuss some occurrences of the 'apo koinou construction of prepositions' in epigrams that do not belong to the three-brothers series.
The 'apo koinou' Construction of Prepositions as a Feature of the Epigrammatic Style / Massimilla, Giulio. - 43:(2016), pp. 173-191.
The 'apo koinou' Construction of Prepositions as a Feature of the Epigrammatic Style
MASSIMILLA, GIULIO
2016
Abstract
I investigate the use and the stylistic relevance of a specific syntactic pattern in Greek epigrams. This pattern is usually known as 'apo koinou construction of prepositions' and is to be found when, in a sequence of two or more complements introduced by the same preposition, this preposition is implicit in the first complement(s) and becomes explicit only in the following one(s). I first consider a homogeneous group of votive epigrams dealing with the dedications to Pan by three brothers (AP 11-16 and 179-187). Then I discuss some occurrences of the 'apo koinou construction of prepositions' in epigrams that do not belong to the three-brothers series.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.