II.iii.8
| ID | 1284 |
|---|---|
| Corpus | Pliny |
| Reference | II.iii.8 |
| Reference 2 | n/a |
| Date | 97–100 |
| Source | Letter |
| Author | Pliny |
| Addressee | Nepos |
| Citation Greek Code Switch | ἀφιλόκαλον |
| Latin Context | ἀφιλόκαλον inlitteratum iners ac paene etiam turpe est, non putare tanti cognitionem qua nulla est iucundior, nulla pulchrior, nulla denique humanior. |
| Inter/Intra Sentential | Intra |
| Function Code Switch | Quotation: literary (Eupolis)? |
| Flagging | |
| Syntactic/Grammatical Info | |
| Context | Argues that it is boorish not to bother to see a great orator when the opportunity arises; whole letter about orator Isaeus |
| Comments | Commentaries of Whitton and Sherwin-White do not mention the possibility that this may be a quotation. It is plausible given the earlier citation of Eupolis in book 1. Again in tricola of adjectives, 2 Greek, 1 Latin. |