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...De re publica) and ‘On Laws’ (De legibus), inspired by Plato’s similarly named Republic and Laws, along with a great deal of new technical vocabulary for expressing philosophical ideas which until that point could only be expressed satisfactorily in Greek. Much of this work took place in a short burst of productivity during the years 45 and 44 BCE. We can only...

...phrases so readers would instantly recall characters, tone and events. Woolf’s use of repeated phrases is quite different and has multiple effects. For example, before the pageant begins Mrs Manresa hears ‘laughter, down among the bushes’ (Between the Acts, p.54); later Isabella thinks ‘They’re getting ready. They’re dressing up in the bushes’ (p.57). Even...

...de Souza. However, the treaty was short-lived and Nzinga escaped with her people further west, where they founded a new state at Matamba. In alliance with former rival states Nzinga led an army against the Portuguese, initiating a thirty year war. She achieved victory in 1647, aided by the Dutch, and encouraged rebellion within Ndongo, which was now governed through a...