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The Enclosing Word Order in the Latin Hexameter. II

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 February 2009

T. E. V. Pearce
T. E. V. Pearce
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University of Aberdeen
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The fact that the enclosing word order is not common in Latin prose, and is first found to any extent in the neoteric poet Catullus and in Cicero's Aratea, raises the possibility that they may owe this feature of their style to Alexandrian influence. In one way at least, in the inversion of connecting particles, atque, nam, etc., Alexandrian influence on Catullus' word order is generally admitted, e.g.

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The Classical Quarterly , Volume 16 , Issue 2 , December 1966, pp. 298 - 320
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Copyright © The Classical Association 1966

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page 304 note 1 But there is an example in Cicero's version of the extract from Iliad 2:

Cicero (Müller, , pp. 350 f.)Google Scholar

Argolicis primum ut vestita est classibus Aulis quae Priamo cladem et Troiae pestemque ferebant.

The original has:

B 303

page 305 note 1 Cf. also 6. 727, quo fit uti pacto (not: quo pacto fit uti).

page 306 note 1 possunt is attracted to the negative nulla. Cf. Ad Her. 4. 23: quia nulla potest honesta ratio retinere earn ….

page 307 note 1 Note the juxtaposition of terris and terram.

page 307 note 2 Not dulci… partu. The position of dulci gives it pathos.

page 311 note 1 Cf. the order of Lucr. 5.889 and 6. 691 (p. 149).

page 313 note 1 Cf. 5. 954 et spoliis corpus vestire ferarum (noun and genitive) (not: et c. s. v. f.).

page 319 note 1 It is curious that Virgil in describing AUecto should echo a phrase used of Venus.

page 320 note 1 I am greatly indebted to Professor K.J. Dover, Mr. E.J. Kenney, Professor W. S. Watt, and Professor G. W. Williams for help in writing this article.