ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD HYSTERON PROTERON
From Late Latin, from Greek husteron proteron the latter (placed as) former.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HYSTERON PROTERON»
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hysteron proteron and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
But such cases I prefer to consider in a separate class, and to list separately1. To
return to the hysteron proteron of clauses — a term which I shall use in the wider
sense indicated above — there are one or two varieties which may be spoken of
...
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The Iliad: A Commentary: Volume 5
7), hysteron-proteron actually maintains clarity. Because it makes possible a
short preview of all the forthcoming topics, it allows the poet to get his ideas in
order before he proceeds to detailed treatment of each, and it lets the audience
know ...
Mark W. Edwards, G. S. Kirk, 1991
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Renaissance Figures of Speech
Sylvia Adamson, Gavin Alexander, Katrin Ettenhuber. discussions. Hysterologia
can be a form of hyperbaton that involves the interposition of a phrase between a
preposition and its object; but also a synonym for hysteron proteron itself, as it is ...
Sylvia Adamson, Gavin Alexander, Katrin Ettenhuber, 2007
He believes that Cicero had in mind a kind of hysteron proteron in Homer, by
which a person questioned answers the questions in reverse order, or a person,
replying to a speech, takes up its points in reverse order. A simple instance of this
is ...
To return to the hysteron proteron of clauses — a term which I shall use in the
wider sense indicated above — there are one or two varieties which may be
spoken of first as somewhat aberrant. The mere list has already been excluded
as ...
Classical Association of the Middle States and Maryland, 1910
But such cases I prefer to consider in a separate class, and to list separately1. To
return to the hysteron proteron of clauses — a term which I shall use in the wider
sense indicated above — there are one or two varieties which may be spoken of
...
HYSTERON PROTERON BY PROFESSOR H. C. Nutting University of California
There seems to be a considerable lack of uniformity in the use of the term "
hysteron proteron." The reason for this state of affairs is to be found doubtless, in
part at ...
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Evelyn Waugh: 1924-1966
Billy Clonmore, later Earl of Wicklow, once gave a dinner party on the roof of St.
Peter's in the East, the church on Queen's Lane. Balliol College had a club called
the Hysteron-Proteron: "members put themselves to great discomfort by living a ...
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Homeric Temporalities: Simultaneity, Sequence, and ...
A related feature is the figure known as "hysteron-proteron" in which sequence is
inverted: the later thing [uatepov] is placed before the earlier [rcpotepov]. In
antiquity, the figure was felt to belong so particularly to the Homeric poems that it
was ...
Lorenzo Francisco Garcia (Jr), 2007
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Innovations of Antiquity
In hysteron proteron, what is “later” (hysteron) in the HISTORY is “earlier” (
proteron) in the NARRATIVE. By chiastic reversal, the historically later event is
moved, as it were, and put in an earlier place in the narrative, there to be followed
by ...
Daniel L. Selden, Ralph Hexter, 2013
4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HYSTERON PROTERON»
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hysteron proteron is used in the context of the following news items.
Much to learn from Yoda, public speakers still have
One of the most common and effective forms of hyperbaton is hysteron proteron (roughly, “last things first”). Let's take two examples from a ... «Financial Times, Jun 15»
Whitemarsh Elementary School project benefits animal shelters
But that's putting the cart before the horse — figuratively, a hysteron proteron as ill-advised as letting the tail wag the dog. To backtrack … «Montgomery Newspapers, Apr 14»
Racconti e poesie
... perché da questa presunta fine sorge un nuovo inizio e, con un gioco che richiama sul piano concettuale l'hysteron proteron retorico (per cui ... «Cronache Maceratesi, Feb 14»
Tough Guys Recite: The 5 Best Poetry Spittin' TV Characters
So, in classic inverse Homeric hysteron proteron last-first “internet list” format (i.e., regular), here five great moments of poetry on TV… «PopMatters, Oct 11»
