Personification and the Use of Abstract Subjects in the Attic Orators and Thukydides, Vol. 1

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Excerpt from Personification and the Use of Abstract Subjects in the Attic Orators and Thukydides, Vol. 1: A Dissertation Presented to the Board of University Studies of the Johns Hopkins University for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy The use of simple concrete terms is the rule in the classical languages, abstract words and phrases are far more usual in modern English. When an abstract noun is employed in Greek or Latin, it adds dignity to the style, and if an abstract subject is employed with a verb of action, the effect is still more marked. The reason for this is that originally when non-personal subjects were associated with verbs of action, personification was always involved. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.