The determination of ‘verse’-end in the lyric sections of Greek tragedy poses three main problems: 1. the relationship between the ‘verse’-ends and the syntactic, semantic and rhetorical level of the text; 2. the use of criteria other than hiatus and brevis in longo to determine the ‘verse’-ends; 3. the attribution of a not absolute value to the criteria of Böckh. The analysis of the verse-division of some lyric passages of Aeschylus’Persians established in modern editions and metrical studies shows that: 1. the relationship between ‘verses’ and syntactic structure is multiform (‘verse’-end does not always coincide with sense-pause); 2. the criteria other than Böckh’s ones pay attention also to the performative aspects, but are often subjective and problematic (above all for what concerns catalexis); 3. the individuation of brevis in longo depends on colometry and metrical interpretation; the hiatus is not a safe guide to ‘verse’-end when it involves interjections and the like. Therefore, the identification of ‘verse’ boundaries in the lyrics of Greek drama is still an open issue.
Il 'verso' lirico nei Persiani di Eschilo
PACE, GIOVANNA
2013-01-01
Abstract
The determination of ‘verse’-end in the lyric sections of Greek tragedy poses three main problems: 1. the relationship between the ‘verse’-ends and the syntactic, semantic and rhetorical level of the text; 2. the use of criteria other than hiatus and brevis in longo to determine the ‘verse’-ends; 3. the attribution of a not absolute value to the criteria of Böckh. The analysis of the verse-division of some lyric passages of Aeschylus’Persians established in modern editions and metrical studies shows that: 1. the relationship between ‘verses’ and syntactic structure is multiform (‘verse’-end does not always coincide with sense-pause); 2. the criteria other than Böckh’s ones pay attention also to the performative aspects, but are often subjective and problematic (above all for what concerns catalexis); 3. the individuation of brevis in longo depends on colometry and metrical interpretation; the hiatus is not a safe guide to ‘verse’-end when it involves interjections and the like. Therefore, the identification of ‘verse’ boundaries in the lyrics of Greek drama is still an open issue.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
