Download or read book Aspects of the Speech in the Later Roman Epic (Classic Reprint) written by Herbert Cannon Lipscomb and published by . This book was released on 2016-06-25 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Aspects of the Speech in the Later Roman Epic Imitation of the Aeneid appears again in Capaneus's invocation of his right arm in Th. IX, 548 - 50, Ades o mihi, dexters, tantum Tu praesens bellis et inevitabile numen, Te voco, te solam superum contemptor adoro. To the serpent sacred to Jupiter, the same hero Speaks words of scorn in Th. V, 565 In the Punica there occur three speeches addressed to horses (iv, 265 ff. XVI, 389 ff., 426 of these, the last two are in the way of exhortation during the chariot race. Other instances worthy of mention are Hannibal's exclamation in II, 455, Hen quantum Ausonio sudabitis, arma, cruore and the prayers of Sabratha (xiv, 440 - 1) and Bate (xiv, 458 addressed to the figure of the protecting divinity of the ship. Compare also the words of Scipio' s soldiers in XVII, 129, F ac nostrum hoc, mea dextra, decus. Noteworthy in Claudian is Titan's command to the golden years, rutili grex aureus anni (cons. Stil. II. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.