Menander, Epitrepontes 807 and the suffix of the feminine perfect active participle in fourth century Athens
Menander’s intertextuality with inscriptions is a rich and rewarding one; this paper explores the relationship between the language of Attic inscriptions and the text of Menander. It focuses on a very minor area of grammar, the feminine perfect active participle, examining its phonological and its...
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Dr. Rudolf Habelt GmbH
2017
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| Summary: | Menander’s intertextuality with inscriptions is a rich and rewarding one; this paper explores the relationship between the language of Attic inscriptions and the text of Menander. It focuses on a very minor area of grammar, the feminine perfect active participle, examining its phonological and its morphological development. A recently discovered papyrus has given us a precious indication about Menander’s orthography which editors have overlooked; this paper aims to correct this neglect. |
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