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‘Theory and History of Literature [Edited by Wiad Godrich and Jochen Schlte-Sanse Volume 1 Volume? Volume 3. Volume Volumes. Vohume Volume7, Volume Volume, Tevetan Todor Intraduction to Pots, Hans Robert Juss Tower an Aesth of Reception Hans Robert aus ‘Aesthetic Experion and Literary Hermeneutics Peter Barger Theory the Ast Garde ‘VadiiePropp Theory and History of Fale Edited by Jonathan Arac, Wiad God, snd Wale Martin ‘The Yale Cites; Dronstracion in Amerie Paul de Man Blinds and insight says the Ror of Contemporary Critic ‘Mikhail Bakhtin Problems of Destress Esch Auerbach ‘Stems fom the Doma of Exrapen Literature Scenes from the Drama__ of European Literature Erich Auerbach Foreword by Paolo Valesio ‘Theory and History of Literature, Volume 9 | | ‘University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis “FIGURA” 1. From Terence to Quintilon Originally fara, from the same sem a fngere, fe es fet, and fig, meant "plas form Tt ea ceca iin Tren, wo in Bumache 7) Spy data young pil hn a nove fire ons Cumac ‘Gutomed fom of face”). The following fragment of Fecaviss (701, im Ridbec, Seaen. Homan. Poet Propo, i110) probably dats trom about the exe Berboricom fst bins nose opel ‘ows fig ecm» 3 (Zo ose spear she presented an cand plagne Fadioned in saccutomed shape) of like ending, from the wupine (Ernout Meillet, Dictionnaire dymologique de le langue ltine, 46) ‘An attempt has ‘been made (StoleSchmals, Lat Gramm, 5h edition, 219) to explain this as an ae similation to effigies: in any case this peculiar forma ton express something living and dynamic, incom plete and playfol, and ft equally certain that the ‘word had graceful sound ‘which faicinated. many poets Perhaps it no more than am acident that i ‘ur two oldest examples figura occurs in combination ith ove; but even if setdentn il sgn, for te nn ofthe new manfitation the ning et ofthe permanent rns through the whole hiory “Figwe” 18 when he says that ip buying slaves one should con Tider not only the figura but also the qualities—in emepees es a eae Salt een ol ee ene ere pe see ees erent ee ainte er QU thn oe stot ce = eae re are ee

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