III.5.7 (25)
| ID | 964 |
|---|---|
| Corpus | Cicero: Ad Quintum Fratrem |
| Reference | III.5.7 (25) |
| Reference 2 | n/a |
| Date | 31/10/54 |
| Source | Letter |
| Author | Cicero |
| Addressee | Quintus |
| Citation Greek Code Switch | πλεος |
| Latin Context | et †πλεος† quaeris, cum Electram et †Troadam† scripseris? |
| Inter/Intra Sentential | Intra |
| Function Code Switch | Quotation: Quintus | Naming: title of work | Wordplay? |
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| Syntactic/Grammatical Info | |
| Context | Discusses Quintus' request for literary works from his brother. |
| Comments | Text is very uncertain. Shackleton Bailey: "evidently this concerns Cicero's promise of verses on the British expedition; cf. II.16.4 (20). Whatever is concealed by ΠΛΕΟC must stand in some (probably humourous) relation to [the other plays mentioned]. If ΠΛΕΟC is itself the title of a drama and could at the same time describe the British poem, then we should have a characteristic Ciceronian jest. That is as far as one can go without a complete list of titles". |