From biology to linguistics : the definition of arthron in Aristotle's Poetics / Patrizia Laspia.
2018
P107
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Title
From biology to linguistics : the definition of arthron in Aristotle's Poetics / Patrizia Laspia.
ISBN
9783319773261 (electronic book)
3319773267 (electronic book)
9783319773254
3319773259
3319773267 (electronic book)
9783319773254
3319773259
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.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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UNIPA Springer series.
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Print version: 9783319773254
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Table of Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1: The Problem
Chapter 2: From Biology to Linguistics
Chapter 3: Conclusions.
Chapter 1: The Problem
Chapter 2: From Biology to Linguistics
Chapter 3: Conclusions.