[B-Greek] More on rhetorical "climax"

Carl W. Conrad cwconrad at artsci.wustl.edu
Mon Jan 8 11:23:35 EST 2007


With regard to the question raised over the weekend by Mitch  
Larramore regarding "Relationship of words within a list," those  
interested might take note of an item in the blog, 'Laudator Temporis  
Acti entitled “The Law of the Increasing Members” http://tinyurl.com/ 
yfs63v There are several Greek and Latin examples of an arrangement  
of three elements in a verse line; it's not quite the same as  
rhetorical "climax" but kindred, here termed 'das Gesetz der  
wachsenden Glieder' or 'tricolon crescendo."

Carl W. Conrad
Department of Classics, Washington University (Retired)
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