I.xx.22
| ID | 1279 |
|---|---|
| Corpus | Pliny |
| Reference | I.xx.22 |
| Reference 2 | n/a |
| Date | 96–98 |
| Source | Letter |
| Author | Pliny |
| Addressee | Cornelius Tacitus |
| Citation Greek Code Switch | καὶ ἔπεα νιφάδεσσιν ἐοικότα χειμερίῃσιν |
| Latin Context | sed hunc: καὶ ἔπεα νιφάδεσσιν ἐοικότα χειμερίῃσιν |
| Inter/Intra Sentential | Inter |
| Function Code Switch | Quotation: literary (Homer) |
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| Syntactic/Grammatical Info | |
| Context | Within discussion of rhetorical style; praises Odysseus |
| Comments | Il.II.212: does not give proper name, but refers to him as "hunc" = expects quotation to be recognised. Sherwin-White: 2 of Pliny's examples are quoted, though not in Greek, in Quintilian's "parallel passage" 12.10.64-65 |