“It would seem, in a general way, that Atticism stood for directness, force, and naturalness.”
“Thus Atticism in the Roman Empire continued to be used long after it became incomprehensible to those without special training.”
“Goulart's confidence in his readership's ability to comprehend the extraordinary variety of styles and themes in the texts he included in the Memoires suggests Atticism.”
Atticist
An Ancient Greek person who affected the Atticdialect.