Sweet Words, Sweet Beat: Rhythm and Meaning in Early Greek Epic: A Lecture by Prof. Stephen A. Sansom
Sweet Words, Sweet Beat: Rhythm and Meaning in Early Greek Epic: A Lecture by Prof. Stephen A. Sansom
Does rhythm have meaning? This talk explores correlations between poetic meter and themes of “sweetness” in the epic poetry of archaic Greece. Using novel computational techniques, it argues that Greek epic modulates its rhythm to reinforce important topics, such as … Read more