X.13.2 (389)
| ID | 938 |
|---|---|
| Corpus | Cicero: Ad Familiares |
| Reference | X.13.2 (389) |
| Reference 2 | n/a |
| Date | 11/05/43 |
| Source | Letter |
| Author | Cicero |
| Addressee | Plancus |
| Citation Greek Code Switch | πτολιπόρθιον |
| Latin Context | itaque Homerus non Aiacem nec Achillem sed Ulixem appellauit πτολιπόρθιον. |
| Inter/Intra Sentential | Intra |
| Function Code Switch | Quotation: literary (Homer) | Code |
| Flagging | "Homerus…appellavit…" |
| Syntactic/Grammatical Info | |
| Context | Coded reference to himself as Ulysses 'sacker of cities' because he plans to destroy Antony = attempt to encourage Plancus to join him in destroying Antony. |
| Comments | Understanding meaning requires knowledge of debate between critics over spurious passages of Iliad (see Shackleton Bailey). |