Colloquialisms, Semi-Proverbs, and Word-Play in Plato
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9666116 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Dorothy Tarrant (Bedford College, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1946 |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue | 3-4 |
| Pages | 109-117 |
| Publication date | 1946-07-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Classical Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0009-8388 • E-ISSN: 1471-6844 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0009838800023430 |
| OpenAlex | W2110870710 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
The basis of Plato's style being for the most part informal conversation, certain elements natural and appropriate to this atmosphere may be looked for and found. These include: (1) colloquialisms in the accepted sense—short phrases, or special uses of words, associated with informal or comic style; (2) phrases of poetic type, probably quotations or adaptations, used frequently with burlesque effect; (3) proverbial or semi-proverbial matter; (4) word-play of various types. The above groups overlap at certain points, but the classification may serve fairly well to set forth the material in question
Art · Atmosphere (unit · Burlesque · Comics · Conversation · Linguistics · Literature · Natural (archaeology · Poetry · Set (abstract data type · Style (visual arts · Word (group theory · Classical Antiquity Studies · Classical Philosophy and Thought · Computer Science · History · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 0.13 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2011 - 2020 (10) |
| Highly cited | No |