16 (I.16.1)
ID | 812 |
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Corpus | Cicero: Ad Atticum |
Reference | 16 (I.16.1) |
Reference 2 | n/a |
Date | 1/7/61 |
Source | Letter |
Author | Cicero |
Addressee | Atticus |
Citation Greek Code Switch | ὕστερον πρότερον Ὀμηρικῶς |
Latin Context | |
Inter/Intra Sentential | Intra |
Function Code Switch | GCS Literature/Rhetoric/Grammar | Metalinguistic | Naming: Personal Name (adjectival) |
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Syntactic/Grammatical Info | |
Context | Describes Cicero's manner of reply to Atticus: will reply 'Homerically, putting the later part first' i.e. he will answer his second question first. |
Comments | 'Homerically, the later earlier' = reference to the Odyssey (Odysseus' earlier adventures occur in the middle part of the poem). |