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Breuitas in the work of Festus of Tridentum

A breuitas na obra de Festo de Tridento

Published in Art, Criticism and Mysticism

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The paper intends to point out how the epitomator Festus of Tridentum dealt with the ideal of brevity – the Latin breuitas – in his historical compendium. Nevertheless, it is noteworthy to mention that Festus did not use that rhetorical tool in an unvarying manner.