Species of Ambiguity in Semonides Fr. 7

Daniel Anderson

doi:10.1017/S1750270518000052

Species of Ambiguity in Semonides Fr. 7

Daniel Anderson

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This paper looks at the structure of Semonides’ catalogue in fragment 7, and at the metaphors that underpin it. There is a tension between the organising function of this catalogue and the hybrid entities it lists. It is suggested that the opening and closing lines frame the catalogue conceptually, exploiting ambiguities in the words χωρίς, γένος and φῦλον. Not only does Semonides play with ideas of order and embrace ambiguities of language, but he suggests that these are a feature of his poetic inheritance: the female types of his catalogue are a collection of hybrids assembled from a variety of Archaic texts and traditions.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1-22
Number of pages	22
Journal	Cambridge Classical Journal
Volume	64
Early online date	6 Jul 2018
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/S1750270518000052
Publication status	Published - Dec 2018

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