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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Main Author: Jean-Baptiste Amadieu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institut des textes & manuscrits modernes (ITEM) 2014-04-01
Series:Continents manuscrits
Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/coma/292
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spelling doaj-f316fd8ce65746478c180a43669b24e72020-11-25T02:11:25ZengInstitut des textes & manuscrits modernes (ITEM)Continents manuscrits2275-17422014-04-01210.4000/coma.292Quand les écrivains canoniques écrivent malJean-Baptiste AmadieuQuotations 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.http://journals.openedition.org/coma/292
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description 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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