单词 | prosopopey |
释义 | † prosopopeyn. Obsolete. = prosopopoeia n. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > figure of speech > figures of structure or thought > [noun] > pretended speaker prosopopey1550 prosopopoeia1550 sermocination1753 1550 R. Sherry Treat. Schemes & Tropes sig. Eii This seconde fashion [of prosopographia] the Poetes do call Prosopopey. 1577 H. I. tr. H. Bullinger 50 Godlie Serm. II. iv. iii. sig. Ccc.vjv Prosopopeie is where those are broughte in to speake that doe not speak. 1605 Answ. Supposed Discov. Rom. Doctr. 2 He warreth..against poetically or childishlie feigned Prosopopeis, and Chimeres of his owne creation. a1641 R. Montagu Acts & Monuments (1642) 89 The Prophet himselfe..speaks by Prosopopey concerning them. 1693 T. Urquhart & P. A. Motteux tr. F. Rabelais 3rd Bk. Wks. Prol. 10 Who with their very Countenances..express their Consent to the Prosopopeie. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1550 |
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