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Autore |
Wilkinson Lisa Atwood |
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Titolo |
Parmenides and To eon : reconsidering muthos and logos / Lisa Atwood Wilkinson |
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London ; New York, : Continuum, 2009 |
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ISBN |
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1-4725-9793-1 |
1-282-18935-2 |
9786612189357 |
1-4411-1954-X |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (167 p.) |
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Collana |
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Continuum studies in ancient philosophy |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [147]-152) and index |
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Nota di contenuto |
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A route to Homer -- Homeric or "sung speech" -- Reconsidering Xenophanes -- Reconsidering speech -- Parmenides' poem -- The way it seems |
Introduction: Mapping a Route to Parmenides -- 1. A Route to Homer -- 2. Homeric or Sung Speech -- 3. Reconsidering Xenophanes -- 4. Reconsidering Speech -- 5. Parmenides' Poem -- 6. The Way it Seems -- Bibliography -- Index -- |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Parmenides and To Eon offers a new historical and philosophical reading of Parmenides of Elea by exploring the significance and dynamics of the oral tradition of ancient Greece. The book disentangles our theories of language from what evidence suggests is an archaic Greek experience of speech. With this in mind, the author reconsiders Parmenides' poem, arguing that the way we divide up his text is inconsistent with the oral tradition Parmenides inherits. Wilkinson proposes that, although Parmenides may have composed his poem in writing, it is probable that the poem was orally performed rather than silently read. This book explores the aural and oral components of the poem and its performance in terms of their significance to Parmenides' philosophy. Wilkinson's approach yields an interpretative strategy that permits us to engage with the ancient Greeks in terms closer to their |
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