Yasuko Taoka
Biographic Data
| ID | 5638175 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Yasuko Taoka |
| GIVEN NAMES | Yasuko |
| FAMILY NAME | Taoka |
| SIGNATURE | TAOKA Y |
| AFFILIATIONS | Southern Illinois University Carbondale |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 26 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Onomastic Irony in Fronto's Letters Ad M. Caesarem 1.7, 2.5, 2.13 and 3.18
In contemporary onomastics the usage of the full name – given name and surname – lends a certain formality or seriousness to an utterance. It is often assumed that such pragmatics in the employment of names may be easily transferred to the ancient world, but we should none the less confirm our assumptions with textual evidence. This paper will present evidence from the letters between Marcus Aurelius and Marcus Cornelius Fronto which demonstrates…
Liminal Women in Fronto's Letters
This paper seeks to contribute to the study of epistolography as well as to discussions of women in antiquity by examining the use of references to women in the correspondence of Fronto and Marcus Aurelius as epistolographic borders. The depictions of Domitia Lucilla (Marcus Aurelius' mother) and Cratia (Fronto's wife) construct an inner, homoeroticized space for Fronto and Marcus demarcated from the domestic sphere populated by the women. The le…
The Referendum Conundrum
Scholars often use referenda as the plural for referendum . This choice is a hypercorrection—it may sound like proper Latin, but it is not. Referendums is always the correct choice. However, we maintain that there is value in using referendums for multiple events and referenda for multiple propositions
Quintilian, Seneca, Imitatio
Quintilian's assessment of Seneca at Institutio Oratoria 10.1.125–31 has often been read as a diatribe against Seneca. However, in this paper I assert that the passage reveals more about Quintilian's construction of authority than his opinion of Seneca. I read the assessment as an imitation of Seneca's Epistulae Morales 114. The imitation establishes Quintilian's authority over his readers and Seneca, and thus reduplicates the stratification that…
Quintilian, Seneca, Imitatio
Quintilian's assessment of Seneca at Institutio Oratoria 10.1.125–31 has often been read as a diatribe against Seneca. However, in this paper I assert that the passage reveals more about Quintilian's construction of authority than his opinion of Seneca. I read the assessment as an imitation of Seneca's Epistulae Morales 114. The imitation establishes Quintilian's authority over his readers and Seneca, and thus reduplicates the stratification that…
Liminal Women in Fronto's Letters
This paper seeks to contribute to the study of epistolography as well as to discussions of women in antiquity by examining the use of references to women in the correspondence of Fronto and Marcus Aurelius as epistolographic borders. The depictions of Domitia Lucilla (Marcus Aurelius' mother) and Cratia (Fronto's wife) construct an inner, homoeroticized space for Fronto and Marcus demarcated from the domestic sphere populated by the women. The le…
The Referendum Conundrum
Scholars often use referenda as the plural for referendum . This choice is a hypercorrection—it may sound like proper Latin, but it is not. Referendums is always the correct choice. However, we maintain that there is value in using referendums for multiple events and referenda for multiple propositions
Quintilian, Seneca, Imitatio
Quintilian's assessment of Seneca at Institutio Oratoria 10.1.125–31 has often been read as a diatribe against Seneca. However, in this paper I assert that the passage reveals more about Quintilian's construction of authority than his opinion of Seneca. I read the assessment as an imitation of Seneca's Epistulae Morales 114. The imitation establishes Quintilian's authority over his readers and Seneca, and thus reduplicates the stratification that…
Liminal Women in Fronto's Letters
This paper seeks to contribute to the study of epistolography as well as to discussions of women in antiquity by examining the use of references to women in the correspondence of Fronto and Marcus Aurelius as epistolographic borders. The depictions of Domitia Lucilla (Marcus Aurelius' mother) and Cratia (Fronto's wife) construct an inner, homoeroticized space for Fronto and Marcus demarcated from the domestic sphere populated by the women. The le…
Onomastic Irony in Fronto's Letters Ad M. Caesarem 1.7, 2.5, 2.13 and 3.18
In contemporary onomastics the usage of the full name – given name and surname – lends a certain formality or seriousness to an utterance. It is often assumed that such pragmatics in the employment of names may be easily transferred to the ancient world, but we should none the less confirm our assumptions with textual evidence. This paper will present evidence from the letters between Marcus Aurelius and Marcus Cornelius Fronto which demonstrates…
Linguistics (4 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · Art (3 works) · Classical Antiquity Studies (3 works) · Literature (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · History (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Law (2 works)