Metathesis as an Instrument in the Criticism of Poetry

Greenberg, Nathan A.

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“…Neoptolemus' opinions are not easy to understand, but he seems to claim that the poet, the poema, and the poesis are separate and independent (possibly equally important) parts of the art 330 Some instances of metathesis use only the same words as the original line; others go further afield. See Greenberg (1958) for a discussion of its use in the judgment of poetry and de Jonge ( 2005) for a discussion of Dionysius' use of it. 331 See Greenberg (1990) and Armstrong (1995a) and ( 2001).…”

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“…See Greenberg (1958) for a discussion of its use in the judgment of poetry and de Jonge ( 2005) for a discussion of Dionysius' use of it. 331 See Greenberg (1990) and Armstrong (1995a) and ( 2001). The passage is in On Poems II, which is currently being reedited.…”

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“…So there are two possibilities for what exactly Philodemus' objection consisted in: either, given that form and content are so closely interrelated, it is impossible to change only the form 335 This was reasonably thought to be the case by e.g. Greenberg (1990), Armstrong (1995a), and Oberhelman and Armstrong (1995), because it was the correct understanding of the texts they were using, but reedition of the passages has changed the text, which can be found in Janko (forthcoming). The most important is On Poems II.61, quoted below.…”

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The Good Poem According to Philodemus

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2021

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This book explains the poetics of Philodemus of Gadara, a first-century BCE Epicurean philosopher and poet, whose On Poems survives among the Herculaneum papyri. His main critical principle is that form and content are inseparable and mutually reinforcing: a change in one means a change in the other. The poet uses this marriage of form and content to create a hard-to-pin-down psychological effect in the audience. Poems produce “additional thoughts” in the audience, and these entertain them. It seems clear that Philodemus expected good poets to arrange form and content suggestively, so that the poems could exert a lasting pull on the minds of the audience. Additionally, the book summarizes the views of Philodemus’ opponents, the terminology of Hellenistic literary criticism, and the history of the Garden’s engagement with poetics. Epicurus did not write an On Poems but Metrodorus did, and this is probably Philodemus’ touchstone for his own views. The book concludes with an appendix of topics that Philodemus handles but which do not fit neatly into another chapter. I discuss his views on genre, mimesis, “appropriateness,” utility, and various technical terms.

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“…It has been shown that one of the literary principles which characterizes Philodemus' thought is the idea of 2νευ0ρευοξ, that is the impossibility of metathesis in poetry. 2 According to this idea, the transposition of verses (or their minor…”

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