2021
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Cécile Margelidon, « Varron, Ennius et l’étymologie », Vita Latina (documents), ID : 10.3406/vita.2021.1966
The focus of this article is to understand why, in the seventh book of the De Lingua Latina, the Latin grammarian Varro severely criticizes Ennius for having used two etymological wordplays. Which is the scope of this scanty blame on the tragedian ? We will try to perceive the way Varro understood and detected etymological wordplays in Ennius’ tragedies, but also to appreciate the evolution of this stylistic figure in Rome.