The Text and Metre of Sapph. fr. 114 V

Abstract This article aims to address the problems posed by Sappho's difficult fr. 114 V. It first revises the assumption that both lines need to display the same metrical profile and concludes that this assumption is unreliable. Then it offers a reconstruction of the fragment that is not restr...

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Published inMnemosyne Vol. 72; no. 1; pp. 1 - 11
Main Author Meister, Felix J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Leiden | Boston Brill 01.01.2019
Brill Academic Publishers, Inc
Subjects
Poetics
Poets
Sappho (610-580 BC)
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Summary:Abstract This article aims to address the problems posed by Sappho's difficult fr. 114 V. It first revises the assumption that both lines need to display the same metrical profile and concludes that this assumption is unreliable. Then it offers a reconstruction of the fragment that is not restricted by the alleged need for metrical homogeneity.
ISSN:0026-7074
1568-525X
0026-7074
DOI:10.1163/1568525X-12342493