miles gloriosus

See also: Miles Gloriosus

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin mīles (“soldier”) + glōriōsus (“glorious”).

Noun

miles gloriosus (plural milites gloriosi)

(literary, performing arts) A standard character in ancient comedy and in modern comedy depicting ancient military figures: the bravado-filled, self-important, swaggering soldier.
- 1898, "The Army against the War Department," New York Times, 8 Sept. (retrieved 4 Dec 2010):
  [I]t of course ought not to be said that the General who assumes the responsibility behaved "generously" on one occasion and "magnanimously" upon another. About such expressions there is a reminiscence of the classical "Miles gloriosus" of the British Nelson, or of the American Winfield Scott.
- 1932, John W. Draper, "Sir John Falstaff," The Review of English Studies, vol. 8, no. 32, p. 414:
  He placed Falstaff in the tradition of the miles gloriosus, the type of rascally braggart soldier borrowed from Roman comedy.
- 2003, Roberta Barker, "Tragical-Comical-Historical Hotspur," Shakespeare Quarterly, vol. 54, no. 3, p. 303:
  It is possible, then, to read the text of 1 Henry IV as exploiting Hotspur's contradictions for maximum effect, producing a figure who is neither tragic hero, comic miles gloriosus, nor historical reenactment but exuberantly all three at once.

Usage notes

Miles Gloriosus was the title of a comedic work by the Roman playwright Plautus (circa 254–184 BCE).
Notably used as the name of a blustering military general in the comedic play and subsequent motion picture A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1962 and 1966, respectively).

References

miles gloriosus at OneLook Dictionary Search

单词	miles gloriosus
释义	miles gloriosus See also: Miles Gloriosus English Etymology Borrowed from Latin mīles (“soldier”) + glōriōsus (“glorious”). Noun miles gloriosus (plural milites gloriosi) (literary, performing arts) A standard character in ancient comedy and in modern comedy depicting ancient military figures: the bravado-filled, self-important, swaggering soldier. 1898, "The Army against the War Department," New York Times, 8 Sept. (retrieved 4 Dec 2010): [I]t of course ought not to be said that the General who assumes the responsibility behaved "generously" on one occasion and "magnanimously" upon another. About such expressions there is a reminiscence of the classical "Miles gloriosus" of the British Nelson, or of the American Winfield Scott. 1932, John W. Draper, "Sir John Falstaff," The Review of English Studies, vol. 8, no. 32, p. 414: He placed Falstaff in the tradition of the miles gloriosus, the type of rascally braggart soldier borrowed from Roman comedy. 2003, Roberta Barker, "Tragical-Comical-Historical Hotspur," Shakespeare Quarterly, vol. 54, no. 3, p. 303: It is possible, then, to read the text of 1 Henry IV as exploiting Hotspur's contradictions for maximum effect, producing a figure who is neither tragic hero, comic miles gloriosus, nor historical reenactment but exuberantly all three at once. Usage notes Miles Gloriosus was the title of a comedic work by the Roman playwright Plautus (circa 254–184 BCE). Notably used as the name of a blustering military general in the comedic play and subsequent motion picture A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1962 and 1966, respectively). References miles gloriosus at OneLook Dictionary Search
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