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- Title
Notes on Stesichorus' Proverbial τρία.
- Authors
Pitotto, Elisabetta
- Abstract
This article aims at re-assessing the proverb which hints at Stesichorus' τρία (ἒπη/μέρη) and takes ignorance of them as a symbol of indisputable άμουσία. Phrasing and meaning of the proverb are discussed; based on the different explanations given in the manuscript testimonia and on the elements implied by the proverb itself, I then argue that the proverb had multiple meanings from the beginning. The survival of the proverb also provides clues to the diachronic fortune of the poetic persona under Stesichorus' name and to the awareness of the triadic responsion over time.
- Subjects
STESICHORUS; PROVERBS; HISTORICAL linguistics; GREEK literature; PAPYROLOGY
- Publication
Mnemosyne, 2015, Vol 68, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
0026-7074
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1163/1568525X-12301487