From biology to linguistics : the definition of arthron in Aristotle's Poetics / Patrizia Laspia.
Laspia, Patrizia, 1961- author.
2018
P107
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Title From biology to linguistics : the definition of arthron in Aristotle's Poetics / Patrizia Laspia.
Author Laspia, Patrizia, 1961- author.
ISBN 9783319773261 (electronic book)
3319773267 (electronic book)
9783319773254
3319773259
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-77326-1
Published Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2018.
Language English
Description 1 online resource.
Item Number 10.1007/978-3-319-77326-1 doi
Call Number P107
Dewey Decimal Classification 401
Summary This book attempts to solve Aristotle's definition of arthron in the XX chapter of the Poetics by seeing it in a new light. This definition has always been considered an unsolvable problem. Starting with a detailed analysis of the Greek text, and of the various attempts to emend the text in order to make sense of it, the book provides an analytical description of the critical literature, showing that the solutions proposed up to now need to be revised.The possible solution is found in viewing the XX chapter of the Poetics not as a classification of parts of speech, as it was usually supposed, but by considering the biological definitions of arthron in Aristotle's corpus. This leads to the conclusion that, in linguistics as well as in biology, arthron is a "joint". In this light, the book offers a new textual conjecture for the first example of arthron in the Poetics.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Source of Description Online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed April 10, 2018).
Series UNIPA Springer series.
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Introduction
Chapter 1: The Problem
Chapter 2: From Biology to Linguistics
Chapter 3: Conclusions.

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