Le rythme de la prose de Phérécyde de Syros
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Le rythme de la prose de Phérécyde de Syros
Alternative title :
Mythographie en prose et poésie en hexamètre dactylique
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Journal title :
Mnemosyne
Pages :
367-383
Publisher :
Brill Academic Publishers
Publication date :
2018-04-24
ISSN :
0026-7074
HAL domain(s) :
Sciences de l'Homme et Société/Etudes classiques
English abstract : [en]
The prose treatise that Pherecydes of Syros composed in the middle of the 6th century BC shows several instances where the rhythm of the dactylic hexameter is imitated. After defining four criteria to identify such imitations ...
Show more >The prose treatise that Pherecydes of Syros composed in the middle of the 6th century BC shows several instances where the rhythm of the dactylic hexameter is imitated. After defining four criteria to identify such imitations of dactylic rhythm by archaic prose writers (word order within the rhythmic sequence, potential substitution to an unmarked rhythm, length and interpretation), I analyse six examples and I argue that Pherecydes introduces rhythmic echoes to underscore the differences of his own view from the thought-contents that were developed by epic and theogonic poems. This study sheds light on traditional problems raised by archaic prose treatises: I argue that Pherecydes’ work was meant to be read before an audience on which it was intended to have an effect. In this light, it seems unlikely that his treatise had a purely hypomnematic function, or that it was only meant to be disclosed within the school itself.Show less >
Show more >The prose treatise that Pherecydes of Syros composed in the middle of the 6th century BC shows several instances where the rhythm of the dactylic hexameter is imitated. After defining four criteria to identify such imitations of dactylic rhythm by archaic prose writers (word order within the rhythmic sequence, potential substitution to an unmarked rhythm, length and interpretation), I analyse six examples and I argue that Pherecydes introduces rhythmic echoes to underscore the differences of his own view from the thought-contents that were developed by epic and theogonic poems. This study sheds light on traditional problems raised by archaic prose treatises: I argue that Pherecydes’ work was meant to be read before an audience on which it was intended to have an effect. In this light, it seems unlikely that his treatise had a purely hypomnematic function, or that it was only meant to be disclosed within the school itself.Show less >
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Anglais
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Oui
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Internationale
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2025-01-24T04:33:06Z