BLOOD ON HIS WORDS, BARLEY ON HIS MIND. TRUE NAMES IN CAESAR'S SPEECH FOR THE LEGENDARY ‘BARLEY-MUNCHER’ (BGALL. 7.77)

Critognatus’ speech has long been recognized as heavily by Caesar's hand, although few have questioned whether any speech was delivered by the Arvernian noble at all; and it has long puzzled readers with its contradictory manner and fierce criticism of Rome. But the etymologizing wordplay acros...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Classical quarterly 2022-12, Vol.72 (2), p.630-639
1. Verfasser:	Krebs, Christopher B.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Barley Etymology Humor Nabokov, Vladimir Vladimirovich (1899-1977) Russian literature Speech Word play
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