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Contributi per la storia dell’esametro latino

Contributi per la storia dell’esametro latino De novis libris iudicia / W.D.C. de Melo / Mnemosyne 64 (2011) 515-518 515 Ceccarelli, L. 2008. Contributi per la storia dell’esametro latino , 2 vols. (Studi e Testi TardoAntichi, 8). Roma, Herder Editrice e Libreria. 238, 110 p. Pr. €50.00 (pb). ISBN 9788889670361. We do not have to resort to detailed analysis to realize that Horace’s hexameters are very different from Virgil’s or Ovid’s. However, the fact that even without special training we can perceive differences does not mean that we can pin them down precisely; everybody can taste the difference between two similar dishes, but it takes a cook to know what ingredients have created the difference in the first place. In metrical studies, any analysis of individual verses is bound to remain impressionistic; in order to understand whether a given verse is unusual, and if so, in what respect it is unusual, we need to examine large corpora statisti- cally. Ceccarelli’s work does just that. He painstakingly assembles data from a variety of hexameter poets and analyses them with great skill, pointing out rele- vant differences and developments, but also stating clearly where perceived differ- ences are not statistically significant. Ceccarelli’s study comes in two volumes. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Mnemosyne Brill

Contributi per la storia dell’esametro latino

Mnemosyne , Volume 64 (3): 4 – Jan 1, 2011

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0026-7074
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10.1163/156852511x505295
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De novis libris iudicia / W.D.C. de Melo / Mnemosyne 64 (2011) 515-518 515 Ceccarelli, L. 2008. Contributi per la storia dell’esametro latino , 2 vols. (Studi e Testi TardoAntichi, 8). Roma, Herder Editrice e Libreria. 238, 110 p. Pr. €50.00 (pb). ISBN 9788889670361. We do not have to resort to detailed analysis to realize that Horace’s hexameters are very different from Virgil’s or Ovid’s. However, the fact that even without special training we can perceive differences does not mean that we can pin them down precisely; everybody can taste the difference between two similar dishes, but it takes a cook to know what ingredients have created the difference in the first place. In metrical studies, any analysis of individual verses is bound to remain impressionistic; in order to understand whether a given verse is unusual, and if so, in what respect it is unusual, we need to examine large corpora statisti- cally. Ceccarelli’s work does just that. He painstakingly assembles data from a variety of hexameter poets and analyses them with great skill, pointing out rele- vant differences and developments, but also stating clearly where perceived differ- ences are not statistically significant. Ceccarelli’s study comes in two volumes.

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Published: Jan 1, 2011

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