Quand les écrivains canoniques écrivent mal
Quotations from classical authors are cited in manuals of rhetoric in the 19th century as examples of errors. Boileau, despite the authority of his “Art Poétique” appears among the counterexamples of expressions to be avoided, because of his errors of “taste”. But the manuals do not limit themselves...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Institut des textes & manuscrits modernes (ITEM)
2014-04-01
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| Series: | Continents manuscrits |
| Online Access: | http://journals.openedition.org/coma/292 |
| Summary: | Quotations from classical authors are cited in manuals of rhetoric in the 19th century as examples of errors. Boileau, despite the authority of his “Art Poétique” appears among the counterexamples of expressions to be avoided, because of his errors of “taste”. But the manuals do not limit themselves to criticisms of taste; quotations from the classics also illustrate grammatical errors. In the face of this severity, other manuals discuss the degree of prescriptiveness of the grammar; the liberties which the classics take legitimate the criticism of purism. |
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| ISSN: | 2275-1742 |