03401nam 22006851c 450 991045544380332120200115203623.01-4725-9793-11-282-18935-297866121893571-4411-1954-X10.5040/9781472597939(CKB)1000000000787408(EBL)454785(OCoLC)436157539(SSID)ssj0000218178(PQKBManifestationID)11228323(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000218178(PQKBWorkID)10213409(PQKB)10252784(SSID)ssj0001293648(PQKBManifestationID)12585754(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001293648(PQKBWorkID)11311076(PQKB)11021828(MiAaPQ)EBC454785(Au-PeEL)EBL454785(CaPaEBR)ebr10315933(CaONFJC)MIL218935(OCoLC)893334734(UtOrBLW)bpp09257999(EXLCZ)99100000000078740820150227d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrParmenides and To eon reconsidering muthos and logos Lisa Atwood WilkinsonLondon New York Continuum 2009.1 online resource (167 p.)Continuum studies in ancient philosophyDescription based upon print version of record.1-4411-2174-9 1-84706-245-8 Includes bibliographical references (pages [147]-152) and indexA route to Homer -- Homeric or "sung speech" -- Reconsidering Xenophanes -- Reconsidering speech -- Parmenides' poem -- The way it seemsIntroduction: 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 -- 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 own without, however, forgetting the historical distance that separates us or sacrificing our own philosophical concerns. Continuum studies in ancient philosophy.Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500182/.3Wilkinson Lisa Atwood859799UtOrBLWUtOrBLWUkLoBPBOOK9910455443803321Parmenides and To eon1918610UNINA