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Learned rudeness: Abusive expressions in Phrynichus’ Praeparatio sophistica
No full textThis article discusses the many abusive expressions found in Phrynichus' Praeparatio Sophistica, with the aim of shedding light on the contexts in which they were used
Praeparatio onomastica? Traces of onomastic arrangement in Phrynichus’ Praeparatio sophistica
Get PDFThis chapter examines the epitome of Phrynichus’ Praeparatio Sophistica, seeking to determine whether it is possible to hypothesise an original onomastic structure of the work
“Phrynichus, Pericles, and Praise”
Get PDFThucydides's unusual praise of the Athenian general Phrynichus in 8.27.5 gives insight into how the historian thought and wrote. The praise seems unwarranted in the immediate instance and in light of Phrynichus's subsequent actions. I argue that the praise seems directed at the manner in which Phrynichus made his decisions, and how Thucydides's praise for him parallels his portrait of Pericles
Phrynichus Atticista, Σοφιστικὴ προπαρασκευή (Praeparatio sophistica)
No full textThis article presents an overview of Phrynichus Atticista’s Praeparatio sophistica, addressing its transmission, structure, sources, evaluative terminology, and views of the canon of classical authors
Linguistic Terms in Phrynichus’ Ecloga
Get PDFU radu se analizira antičko jezikoslovno nazivlje u Frinihovu djelu Izbor atičkih glagola i imenica, antičkom jezičnom savjetniku pisanom u duhu aticizma. Nazivlje je podijeljeno prema razinama jezičnoga opisa (fonološko, morfološko, sintaktičko i semantičko). Unutar svake od četiriju skupina nazivlje se dalje analizira prema učestalosti, jezičnim pojavama koje opisuje i vrstama riječi te se pokušavaju utvrditi izvori iz kojih je nazivlje preuzeto.The 2nd century Atticist lexicographer Phrynichus was no stranger to linguistic terminology. His famous Ecloga includes many linguistic terms, mainly covering the areas of phonology and morphology. The number of syntax- and semantics-related terms is comparatively small. This is line with the development of the ancient Greek linguistic thought: the most influential ancient Greek grammar by Dionysius Thrax focused on phonology and morphology. Still, since Phrynichus was a near contemporary of Apollonius Dyscole, who wrote an extensive and influential treatise on syntax, it is somewhat surprising to find only the most basic syntactic vocabulary. Compared to other Atticist lexica, in his use of linguistic terms Phrynichus is closest to the Philetairos
καινῶς εἴρηται: The concept of novelty (καινότης) in the Praeparatio sophistica
No full textThis article investigates how the notion of novelty (καινότης) emerges in the Praeparatio sophistica as an evaluative category pertaining to Phrynichus' theorisation of style, and demonstrates that it constitutes a characteristic trait of the Praeparatio Sophistica with respect to both other Atticist lexica and Phrynichus' Eclogue
Introduction (with an Appendix on Photius’ Bibliotheca cod. 158)
No full textPhrynichus’ Praeparatio sophistica (henceforth PS) is one of those works of ancient scholarly literature that we wish we could read in its original, complete form. It was Phrynichus’ magnum opus, and the high status of this work was still acknowledged in Byzantine intellectual circles. This
volume aims to shed new light on the PS and its history, focusing on three areas of interest: firstly, the context of its production; secondly, its transmission from antiquity, through Late Antiquity, to the Byzantine era; and finally, its stylistic and linguistic theorisation and the interpretative framework behind its compilation
“Aristophanes with his chorus”: Citations and uses of comedy in the lexica of Phrynichus Atticista.
Get PDFThis paper examines the role of comedy in Atticist lexica by focusing on the use of Old Comedy in two works by Phrynichus: the Eclogue and the Praeparatio sophistica. It argues that, despite their different structures and aims, both of these texts privilege the classic Old Comedy triad – Aristophanes, Eupolis, Cratinus – for the purposes of linguistic prescription, reducing the rest of the Old Comedy canon to a much more circumscribed role
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