MNEMOSYNE BIBLIOTHECA CLASSICA BATAVA, SUPPLEMENTUM CENTESIMUM 1M. vas OPHIUUSEN HEPHAESTION ON METRE, HEPHAESTION ON METRE A TRANSLATION AND COMMENTARY J.M. vaN OPHUUSEN EJ. BRILL LEIDEN + NEW YORK » KORENHAVN + KOLNPx Hts ion?” savory wrasien py 807 by Ral, ae, he Neb A ie ef ti ny a mii ny fr pepsi mae ‘Sma mt i ee ps fan ea Mr CHARLES ADRIAAN VAN OPHUJSEN sil me pis bas paiscontents. Pesce a Areas ea 1 The present work 3 2. The remain 3 5. Mes splice in music 6 46. Metre as mappa out by Arnie Quiniianes 8 5. Arnider Quintianue in two qualities 0 6. The plan of Hephaeston' Esch, and Chaprer 1 11 7. Chapter It: synecphoness “ 1 Chapter IU: fet, " 9. Ther meteon 5 10, An wemetson D M1, Casi in 13, The mine meus: ingredients, disposition, we 0 14. Of single species and of similar species 2 15, Metra imvosing an opposon a 1. Asynarte mete By 17, Mul meta 2 18. Summing. ap 2 Hrnsrsnons Escrito wir ie Contesnosonse C1088 Faow Akistbgs QUINTILANUS Ox Must: ‘tention ad commana, 5. Syllables a 4 Syecphonsis ® ii, Feet 3 Jv. The ending of metra St lamb 55 i Trochae » wi Dacre % Si Anapaest es x: Choriambic a % Antspae %onic « meine tonic ¢ mle Metra involving am opposition Mutiform metre Indene of passages fom Arinides Quinianue Panaget wanted Passages Felrred 0a the Atument Geesk tndex General Index tot 109 9 im 161 10 PREFACE ‘Thefelowing tu was conceived aa peliminary othe volume ented Gch Vine which ie now nearing completion inthe hands of my supervisor at Leiden, Professor GMJ.SICKING, and due to appear a par ofthe Hendbch dr Alitmsussrscht puted by Bex Ia Ms hen. Leen academe customs and indeed regulations deny me the ‘oureay of expressing my gratitude to hin or any others who have “upied themaeve with my works prfesonal capacity they cannot Akbar me trom acknoniedging my indebtednen to Mrs. NAW. Vas Onniyser-BUck, sho removed some ofthe more unseeptale io synraes from my Engh poe othe Inte Me, AM. Va ex WRL- ‘asst Lit, who volunteered type out a rather pstehy manip the bourd snd employes ofthe Fondation Hardt at Vandoeuvre near CGenve forthe singular oxptality Twas priveged to experience a their hans the pring seaoas of 81 and 1984 co the Netherlands Organi zation forthe Advancement of Pure Research (Z.W.0.) for 3 rant t2 rect the expenses required forthe second f these sojours ote ei fl oan! of Almemaye or accepting my work fr pueation i their Sepplement series and tomy former colleagues at EBs fr their entinued dedication tothe geal at of making books Sobfacuket der Maske talon leterkunde Dacenseeg 16 February 1987ABBREVIATIONS, cin ar 3 st eng ese Apalse. Aalloias Dal Ral Ne et dy aaa citer nar Ke cs ela (Gedy ado chap and prngrgh sume Ain ula cn wt i wee hep oe ta Ain. oh} U Pll Ont 123, KA. tons ft capes Sutton ta)spi Gm po 8 Mae ith an fw po ee Mle wr Seg nH oe 8a 1h et Ln ei igo xn fete at NE Hamman st Fe gid MG. id 88S. A el oe ES fe Ss ices Non Ne tsa Smee Inte Re ae das oa. ayn Bie Selon eg i opens Po Rel ln Ct Stat. Fs be ei Sn Rane itt fn Toma Stone Sieh Sosa ih ie Weston. Mh At on Yee So ER a weseriacataomsc: Retake mui Kd Yon Gv Wenn Wenn Mt Cb ee =~ iimenwie = a5 ” coe Fen femme Be [eanARGUMENT1 Te poet work HEPHAESTION, a grammarian who worked in Alexandea ding the second entry of ours rat nce among he leat ea andi nd fect way, among the mo! fen quoted of ancient authors. The terms in ‘hich be speaka ofthe meter of Greck verse and thee properties hav a. {5h remained in ase wnt the preset day, many of thems having been !hepted en referaddsonally to vere writen nthe eel ein, fet {ntti and secondary in the European vernaculars, and to verse be Jonging to independent erry wadioon expel inthe cate of we of ‘hero general tions, For moat of this weeaulary it maybe aed ‘hac it was coimedng before Hive, nd qe abit oft has come dn te us Bors other scares as wel wx Got writings preserved under hit tame, ye there ina ater teuvse in which x presente al none com ‘extand withasimilar degree of completeness I isthiscomprehensvenss thick nad H. clipe all his proceso al beam the ingle Teacher of meri tothe western mold, and one wow authority went Simos unchallenged unt the kk century. Aer thi pea many ele ‘ments continued m ure ndvaaly, bu the system they once owed thie ‘teaning to had proved to unsatisfactory tobe thought worth eaiing 1H. irony the leaf number of ancient authors who have bee Adihoned ater having been the chief urce on & parila Branch of learning. Wesly this proce fr mks pole to consider the per formance ofthe wrter in question i ahistorical perspective an to ap fae it enialy he may retin or regain hi lev aso ‘fhe Kn as happened H. Since Poul Maas Het pubis! i ars ‘eric om ancient metic theory afew scholars have entered ito = {eraiment of particular phenomena, bit the objective ae befor, has not ‘rmvich ben to explain his procedures wit erence to hk pups at {6 explt is data to serve ones own proses. In th resp the stay Of Has ter grammarians, is lageing far behind that of mos thee fnciat Ge miors al gees Theintention ofthe presen! wurkenot to revise he received evaluation of Hc contusion othe say of metre ar ewadayy conceived itfate pee al ye an econ ol approach io Greck verse a much eps se eran ei longing open hich are ‘kms ce in The ater apps in parent the com tise eatin of wcrc preserved in the work Repl woven by Asis Ovinsitames, which provider 4 welcome supplement to BL many aces nt ameeexpc text al which wil eve be compared To oglu By contre the remaining sreematria whose sysemate “onc cit 1 ent equally een, wl a ered ony ce ‘Sly, and reps a cicuesion in modern termilagy wil be eld rile excep in a ae tea ep ate the wn of Hs words The frm che or hisiovestgation cmpries a rantaton, snntary, + Gi ken ad» general rey which wl be convenient ‘pe eh The mio i iersperaed ws supplements, appearing ingot ei hs rere ort, ithe conan ay orp Lange nuber fay eenentey expr tuxosanels ings iting way tocar H's mise slender irk eget thesia al ens of Greek with a cxplii Seat of my aden othe est whi he ena giver Ty. hace lecasapplt with scan ois pimples. The mente steps weet msn a in Hs ext by cooing seats abe th pte ith hom of A i the ral pice sere wwii of metric which skew reir erent pea, pn ead ed a tert deriva preserved By sere th revmarueton thy e a pipaly e margally, at aed rca since aves Can trinsbietsthice) wees mane fering fon each theo one rns to spp ach ber neuer om hie pred om tov isl chin iw de suntv the even, opal rue withthe vat ovate saris HoH, im ang, andi vw save rater than idl varions 09 tallow of it enc ity. ‘TD ind tae (1) tides verborat 6 ant de leva sins of AQ, limite 0 gnieant word bu inching ll orurrences lo he (2 inde othe commer, el most tk — RISEN 5 oa limited extent ann case polysemy oo multiple reference exp ally, (3) glomary. No eat sen inl ded, cate ation ek tions of both authors ae aval: fe H.'s et, nha bis questions From the pots the Teubner edition by M.Coxsanccit has bee fo lowed, Tor A.O. that by BLP. WivniNcrox INaess departures Ir these wo are noted i the commentary Ts hope chat the teri th elec and red wl nal a ture students of metre, expecially of Grek me, vo make a moce 1 toned choice of what to accept ad what 10 cord fom she somewhat Moatngtraivonal vocabulary othe bjt ae far ati can be retrace torte mont eoheren eaeal source, and will provide them wih fed pnt te depart rom i edefining th clemensthey have aus or. At the "ame ime alongneglected vin of the history of philology eves a 1H eworks begins with tbe file sen wo hich several ums a dhe wos texte thee qari fl ctu this at ae Beas (heres. B) i tha bi seed | Dy the words ( 30-6/58.10~ 1) so much about (some manuscript the) cine ad went) mst speak he) poe Then lllows a sort fragment berate: wae Fit words ate “OF the pci sone a and whose ile cinta at eax he phrase “on (the) pct’ oom psn! sometimes peed by Gome manincipss OD H.'s meta ine Ton feagenr it may be called case sys atone pou (8 60 161) "Bact of theatre mun be aude but rake er nly thet “ot the afore’ hasbeen suit, New flows apse (Ghereairs 3.) hich begin ta cover the are gr the lat one though with varius dllerence, bt which lew ts lan tthe end a ‘vem ad four sections nt announec He teamed under dierent Ses, among which he same phates he) pom” anon poem! ‘pepsin, bat now notin all amuses ial tte sete here fer ni.) inert “on syns Two maraseipircechde wh the Sree etd af H.'s enchiion To ehis un healed the tetimony of he Hyzantine scholar Choro loses (6th A.D.) who states the Pg thi commen sey on 1H (S-9190.22-4) that (1°) has writen “ok on (he) poem which Is alway found togeter withthe presen book mere al n mbich Fevers (ane azoy wot 100-22), trey proving geines, a (4/811) tha (2°) Has ft wien 48 sks on i han ad ha ofthe son emilee Sn ich tes s-"Hgtoso that (3) he hae write "an enhnon (en momveri aso wi’) ringh (ns eociet ‘repo ded) tral) ey aye ering tcl) wt 80 wars. Td prin rec he que he ia hw sna" ie} pc) ryt conchae ey data sie Tunas (1g a meets be spleen {bys teatime ot poms compton a ter amd a) ‘Dor hane Hs wean of pain ees ich sath emp ‘Of the amusnptonsthe fst mith es pimarly on the lst sentence wha inisptaly ekongs toe eon by AQ. ie us sei the pa 29152 B29), the cd based om 91 ame (§ 18.224) ml a the into leractrbtiesa mand okra, Hus tha Hea ingen mets and abaton pcs hae een traps os ang ile ‘eta at eaa at arate pei between Cv, ano mame iecaeered, alin ferent degree of competes nd sere i asacomseence of hee historia ccmsancee thatthe vevonsrwdon ol the far set ito exploit ane more source A (al ve alegly Hephaetonic works agin he sn eat tica tetany ft sures ang equal bent athe te. Hidertly, he ere in he adn ofthe te Asis ay Hl be flection ierence the fmpotance a toch the othe ase made term. Axor the inal section om sig {Mic ftaat cen em applic which sf sal nine interest for ‘wotielpurpes but tase presence nh dows ight om th use at Neste eb i peed was pt In sie of tse onsen ter juntiibl to resi Ove a mento Te the Bae have ie aking eleven to and ‘sheer ey ye gc tho ig on be 1. Manic pla mic Wile plunges metas A. intent te place a tric in at east ‘oe curriclan ro his pit of view isu the tind al lst par the techn nection of the theoreti hall the ar af musi 306 [Nay ie then which dea wat a sg (ug 44) thee ofitslangage e538) ‘That hs wader perspective fenc whaly some wae 7 foreign so Hs tei by his remark (i 1404-6) thatthe pale Cheioe[gpeces) i uni forthe composition of sung vere (9, fthonoia 40.5), but the eee pairs) ie (fo ts actualy fekonoie i another paction of mint as A.Q- defines ithe Rist part of the “cession ofthe practical Bal (16.21) ches {in v6.19- 21) what hs relerence tote composition of musi and cop- owed 4 exaggelic”( 6.20-2) which has eerenee1o it production Bo interestngy, within the cbentcaction thie wekonoa slowed by donot making of rth and ein ta by nao the Smpontion of vera’ (i121, ean tose tht theve tree pata Aisiplines conrespond tote heretical dips, he harmon, yt the, and mete part (aon épuowdy phndy wtp 6.18), tudo the material id oral jects common to oth meres, 1° meal ‘aera harmony Coma, 3° ryan, and 3 apecrh respectively (hha poy hte 4/5. 4-5; Aqua utd Ade. 12728.8-9) Morsover the a othe ve agents which Consbrach appends tis test af Hari to him a dfinon of rhb az am oederingo tine tits, pvr sae 76.20, cL the slighlyfller version im AQ. {1831 ea) hus conan his awarenens of dis wider context of his treed sti Tifton of ing matric ono me. Bu ii wise wo Leave ita th there emo suggetion nA Qt one Hy that he evel of peech Sint of mest cot cpa of bing toil ule independent from Uhcother Tevet Tt tre ha there are the who terme the theory owt ryt with the theory of ante” (9 exanovtes #9 WEED feng she ment dh AO. 3. 18/3815) as opposed to “those who ect apa (0 xapovrs 3,17), bt this in the account of the Sects concern choo of tytn, nd the mpi Gin sno tha ther metre eno sutononnns bt ha hee Pym hts ef AQ. 4 19/95-4—5 "the stn distinguished (or divided ‘Buneta 32-1) by she lables’, which shows ste interning schon! frauing rom mete to Python, ot the ene wy round Doubles ie mh oe regeted thats very ei known of Greck musi, but i Stead of dveling om tions wea eter mae the most Oe fat hat the part of the threfld theory raring on the abject which has ben preserved, ie. the metal part bearing the lingusee materal, also the puto the theory which is beat documented. To abandon the sud ‘eeire foe want of information ontsterdicplines bespeaks fall that the ancient sources provide no excuse fr, to confse it with what Fide we do know ofthe er twos in pater af yt, whe they to carculy dtnguihed teawecn therm, has eepeately proved tend 0 tara pe eb.A. Maric cmap sat by Arise Quinoa AQ. shen. having emp th account of ayehin (25 sly R60 {.144.20), proponent hinder toh pon (oe pthape to apy oavatucia WI, yawned ad 1/4027) dhe nto ce Ta the ea ace he shia oR ETP Cog tons which, ting marl for goer, may thought tell for vu to he eat with generally wth mans of splines this ‘tan isu by eg, analy ransitd a, bu ie ees ‘orca dat somewhat ear (158.13) A, ha occasion to eter the ary a ete (9 meRpe eup), with now that sem le ore appropriate ote ature of he subi a perhaps che formation in may is ine ao exert that the no orn wel Tiare dvi Hive “acount qo. 2040.2) arranged ai or: is (pee expat M25) chat of (Rp) elements (ie lees, he a of yale en that Ket te ha of ete ial all tha athe pens Ally A. rites "the fs that eres (i brag 8 ep wer 40 29411) and lie mention {ng the Hal acca of hej pled beset indicate (or rae) the het sl at heretic (theory oa se above) (roo Sv8eqy 106 onoxer vs uermefs ZoparBEeo HH }—2) The sword iteraly anata thu’ on, 42) coll paraphrased when trea ha te, de (i, sw ha nam expt ie that Sha icing aca ctr oy natural ook ot fran ae Te wold be comfortable wing the nal acca ‘aos (he pcm in pov the sme elation to nee athe aces peeing at ant terete ea. par of mete ka whole a pa with ‘nce 2h pat ths sya ott the Grothe AQ, tik ‘worth ting ut ot ort guint ne arene bet roe amc shat ofthe metres thi it be explained by the «sumption comm tothe Grech grammariane thatthe pare i ssematialy prior to the ‘oho! so that be sent, he expt a aubject mast proceed Fromm ie wimate clement of analyse he atoms asi were, through is intermediate ensituens tothe level which he need for a exposition is eh To proceed beyond that lve, om the other hand, snot stil ‘peaking othe point, ad his the ein df the bit pil plead ime ada iy premnce of an acount about (the) per shen tre already have the one about Ue eponymous metres The verb eral tanta Wo place beside” does not always have to connote more than“ Faris’, bat AQ. apparently des use iin the Sticter seme or asthe equivalent of "toad"? As 10 the meaning of {onde sed a is insractive to return to the chapter in which XO. map ut bi sujet ae Lrg’ the practi! hal) af music, be says there (06.131, that which operates acordng tote technical Sour and pursues the ai (e¥9mb0 513} slo called (the) educa Toa! (apensicoy =. 88H we Raeamedy wana.” Now within dhe ‘hres ane) tin of dh pte ll ROi oF the comp Sion overs occupied the plac whi within the heretical al asx Cupid by the uerpny pact ora concerned with meses Proving to an! wo togetr me may cones hat Roe, the om poston of wre isthe apis act which pursues he axons ora Jevt sired wits the Roby or per a Hs prc, operating a Cording to the relevant teniealsecount, ie. apeicaly the meted Seco, which has to supply the nate or edcaion leading towards this ans. Within this ramework the hnmetote and fatnse objet of etic esti lever ects he uimate ad entensc jet ano sym re: emt ae eer mone al mate ee ‘eon Rid te Rea a Coe ran dpc BA Se eis a a Ra “fara ete min A, a RAB. bce iP Tapas (hig: penn) ma Sheer nthe (ngs peri ai tna alten anopaenea stra Vile at tune net snc Lig CL PSM) Wanna, Pc Mit of ng SecGas SES SEGA eh es id Ape 38w Ae OXAHEE— Ae MUBINN A METMIEIAN isthe poem; his es Beyond metic in the narrowest sense and what we re doing i sill metre peep. pots nom a to ‘ie ha there room Tora “accu «pout on specials neil pit oien, a anappcain ors andhereby an 5. Pie dtm hewen AQ, as «main onda deve mein th Hache on mt sur eto es thapn pc en ay aes saree thin an naen nes ety weg timo pst Oe) tow her Ts a) stot hr snes alamo eat ee we btesmig Cre ape awe wee Sh ‘Sonera 8 mat yee ate eae pte spn snl 75 Sake wheat eatin wana be is ‘one of hn, sh ses oa ancy beiveen AQ testmentsof he inguin dimen the thes Tae he dp Sin teed bo AN oF excnsmnion " 5. The plan of the Emcheiton ad chapter 1 The E. includes no explicit plan, ad very few rcaptulsions and xn rouncements. Mos of x mbjet are summoned an dsmined without ‘more ado; we knom tha one icloxedony cau the text one opened, Jind mst ofthe are opened without 0 mith asa parle betraying tat “anything ad gone before It ie worth ning that hv apple to the easier hapten ofthe Fin particular (chix withthe exertion of i which, Tike ai, the article as a pstposiive oft word), besuse here are othe sighs that hee imine surety governing the compo tition ofthe Eis elaned itera heen wil sem mural to snyone who has had eccsin 1 compile smi exrat {temot hard to accommodate the E10 the plan of A.” chapters on metic Chapere i could be sid 1 fern an uccount of alae, i resents that of fect, and 0 i that othe metres mile dhe nal fount af ihe) poe) i veered or the writing bearing eto hat ‘Slee. The fis cape weve docs no begin at the sane pit a¢ AQ, Second asount topes withthe hor syle and proses the lng Slab, that lng "hy potion” oe “by arrangement and thal which filled the “common” sable” but i dace not contain any xttement Shout slales in geneva. Siaialy H.'s account of the ete! ithe ‘sere sense begins ch, i ith actalect mete, not with tres ae “This ugyents we questions: (1°) wey das neglect deine se ‘the moa fardamental notions ofthe diene he expands and 2°) ‘why docs he skip the ‘account ofthe eemeni, seve of analysis which Is presupposed bythe nation of slale and Wherefore by Hse st tout by tha transite by AO? “Theos aied Ast (1), peeinent answer is povided in the Prolgomon of the Sd entary storisan Langinas his commentary on 11 fis teinony coud july ave ben counted among H.'s ag rents What he says (Pra1/86.1~5) "Te ape now about dein ff metrienet necessary, fr H. hime acctes Heliadon, because (OT 15.2) he writes for beginners (tls Geepyontrog 86.3): fe to the unex prriencd,whohave yet not acre the tate ofthe making a metre {isin Hetporoing yeyeonev 854) ii impossible to apprehend {oteo 4) the defini” Thi satin ly pic at i we lake that Logins dove net misrepresent him, appar cht Heit‘Se his pce a he ground of his blaming hi lementry i ‘ircton with dtm hie subj, This presupposes hat he though Mat Heltalos amet at proving elementary snctracton. Now (3) ream nah in he extant Eth in the ngs ex Fron mick tongs ting His sompeting with th ler, ad {Oj extant Bn fet de ot conan din uch as tough ttf place in arcemeniry teat. Surely (aed (tether make it har tary insertion, Kf eoran to ne that the ment 8 (8) Leni ‘que fi sence of Hod: Ese: “This ook ha ec trite ortho lo site 10 oli ee) ha the capita {ans fs emcee theory) may wey wel ben vw of "oem bein’ (olsUnappeneve yoga Pi 1786. teastted writes Turtmann) and Hadras has ce write or those ‘sei nt ers Hels ned prvi jas tise i yh i at soon pi imran ot ination of wh sence headrest Wil to Ci gram hat asp provi elementary insreton then met be pd xt rine aa teaher fp. 12 ko on x 2169 oy tne ‘i. Taig aves athek swept cour fetes, Avie Quine 20~ Land achiition ions and) ler Astor (2) above, Lng (Pf 200123) conime that H. ely be fan wth heya an we ua om hn ht was Pores eh, Tike Atri, hea wit the lesen whereas Hii begat kin of tt 1 for the pole of Hague muntene ae auc To ate the ques Sion ortray we mus compare the somtens of H's acct of een tits Q."afskmente anoles then ind Yat A. treatment lore ses (20) comglmrate of nrmaion which wel ‘unas be regard Belonging to acute (4.8) a arc tory (4115-8) phonetics with mation on prod (1.8~ 14). Tes previ dhe phonetics bil lever ot the rowdy eal ie ist ‘hopes on sass pli AQ." acu lables ea somewhat incmicle von caune be give io erent chsifiations f them, {he secon of whieh (2081 24-827) basally the prosodic one of | HG. 1-3/1.1-5.2), sopping shor of the “ommmon” syllables; dhe ist G21141,18- 24 is gammatiea inthe most eral sense, easing them Sccnding to he types element (= eter of which hey consi ut ‘ni faves coins bch had afd 8 tne for ede pros aly and mene (Ore 4125, Sawde 4.20, related inthe ene to Sunigeve apeicd to elements 520/915 and teoduvauoteee ib 4112) the fa clasifeaton ate not br nt any slain ith cach ctr, Having given the prey elevant second lasication, hich iran comma statement ofall tht one eso knowin onde ode min th length any syllabi ation, AQ. does nt is he oP tuniy to workout the lengths ofthe ements (42.8- 13), hough the ce meni are othe mubjeet ofthe present “arco and anyway thie Jongh a auch arene eleva tot, Then a thin chants ton pts hint the subject he comenn slabs (8221 $4.2), fn whi he agros with H. (k= 103 5-89) leat mately, again inserting stantial commentson paneticspts(12.25~0, 49.24 oH 12-1, 20-3) and fc eae hisses les with eile tino between dhe vale oa syle in Bolton ani etic tnent (154-7), "The point fs hoe ait by i eaten eh ‘the llables lng by poston ano the “came, ha hes Shople (467-10) the “nero nal syllable of every mest, which Hy perhaps mote apy, eserves fo is chapter onthe ending of meter (ch Soeur out shat das ot nus kip he aecoun af elements aul tgin with hat fstab, al ot even at the beginning of that one, Ses both accounts by the ertron of relevance wo retic adserange the ingormation be wishes onde securing we had A, but no nina, igh suppoe that AQ. aed material which was called foe Ut by bis music iteret in the subject and, seedy, by the tmaters or grant in bead that Ha philloge cou, we had ong bt nt AQ, we might give Here foram improvement in the cterence an! the economy ofthe subject i eomparison with Phi “nus, even if we thought his point against Heliodoras disputable, To do Falowicet bsh H. and AO, aa f curse tothe sider ators, we shoul ned to now tone of Pilon a of Hira 8, we Cnn onda that was ot so emich A. who added, ae Heliodirae (or who omited materia2. hae 1 grep Ar the sls but before de fet Hz inthe : deals with a phenome non he all ype, promun ation togeter ke A. whe comes fepeak of (6 2946.25-47.2) nthe gencral eto of i account om ‘themes when, with ice forthe vie aia, be avis "hse int dn which ave alee with spmplon ylaies or the sake of (he) neces of «| mete” (roweot awweRGeece SUB elas toner yerpon 15.243) and ho mb nent, The sin HE ide se wth ymin (106,38, 13,208. 18-9, 286.01 -2), te the by whichis Kron 4 thi ay Ile the prosaic Vale ff atin writing, and tt ned i pronouncing, are two sues ‘lables consising fa leat two wets ot dived by» camara, bt In sera rei ax ane sls. Is nvuring where doce in AQ se quite acide the more a tere tw fncton, a led ‘her hat hin character scored with any of A. "eher li “exis, whereas tthe place tf giver the Baan appeal othe hye on de Teg len, eae dnt 8 Chapin I fot ‘he account of fet asilly the same in oth ur authors nH (E10-11-12) fs eco als boll etal fl the psu conning sort lai 1 nal Heng of fue slate, ina determined order fom fewer to mar syle and swith cic pune lls fem Kor so ore tien. =A. (222/40 11-45.1) allows same space excusonson the names fa fe fee ihe modo 418-9, the pete, appeaing ta ister amen Caleaions, 1.11) ad needs nore wor generally, but the aly sig ‘icant ation ithe ncn of eran etal syygis oC fwd feet of Fie and of si ales (25.113). Ve sl sn Td teoempoyngii concept ayzygy pa ah with «wider eer ‘ce dat A. alls leah othe applying the cone vay or seublefon, again with 9 illerene Intec her, a the {ieee mater demarcation which te ou beeay ally seo int Se Aierent pit of view: for A.Q, ipod fot of fur syllables and ‘teveyeyslnger one, fr he ipod i opeies ofthe syygy. Nowe FH hava good aso tend hisenumeration ol feet with thos of ours ables, thse fat ha the longs feet which nie pase, oa tte a mete” (mong 6 tO uktpow wards 2/13. 10-1) mamber Tour Silaien The sole we ofthe mame ofthe eet which donot constitute 2 mest, eg the spn, sto provides sel for certain variations ofthese Inhish dove the day and ince these varitinne most olen contain ‘her the same number af ylibles ag, a8 3 male number than, the pure” (xb) font they replace, he need o refer of oe than Itursllaier seldom ary; when however H dos site AQ. hata his lipoma the single phrase the syeysy ofthe same numberof time-unis 1 fvtiriay sh oenpovovaind 4.17, whete abr) refers anaphorialy fo eo opine 49-13) eo compeshea alle aernativer and charac: {erize hem inchelsommon relation wha they replace, wile H., when Ine wants to state te posuble variations or a omiea mie sayy which ‘hota the sume number of ent el, hao resort a dens thon aecabreme ae thesyyay ovo an anapaest ana pyc or that ‘oul nibrachye and a trcharso tht oat of long oa) and out thor (lables) or that tof shore (ylbles) (outlay BeageO Nit06 8-11) This inconvenience wever, ecu cry ace in the en {ant work, jst as 8.0, has only ame opportu ni metrical capers toclapayhisecmpreheasive designation, which isa narrow bars texte lc a ene category of ‘compound freon, and in et AQ. motive forging in of Tooke for inthe economies of eset bhi ins piece of umerelogy which concludes his acount about fet (622045. and hich bs down cote prfocion ofthe number sb {What coud be called the account of he mete inthe reer sense in the covering nearly for fib oi eh. as 15811) contains ‘nent partion the wont (xk 8 —e 145-510)So much about the nine (mets) fs single spel and of similar apis. Now we shal presen he owt requent nts) ofthe xing involving opin ‘The remaining 15 pages contain more than is here announced, the reveling 30 page face eal with nine metre one by ome fh ¥ xi {Mer ashore prlinarysctan relevant to al that fellows (bb) These cites reall tamed fer one ofthe fet i the etal (ch iether the name athe same oni) orit derived rom ha ofthe oat ‘tebe on 18 ea hs te sae nb oe aig eaypret in he namo onic. The ree vin betwee he ac ante penn it tcc Ne atin the rae the ot whic conte the me” (8 Rog O30 zp ou e215 10-1), whe nd be of hee syle the cine of dace wwete. The definite ates ages that for every Ivete dre ene Ht ith be ait conaate” yes thie ep ot thse general ch pe ha meres contain apie or double ler, eyes fet prs tthe, an las whic mayb “in place of” (B81 29-4 14 3/182) fot or of dip and that they contain wor i the ape ‘al chapters the never mctes onthe her and eid hat tains «number of place fore Teiseine adtinguih between thie sere mont yep up ois TP. When Hse (Bi 614.22) “Every mete ends in complete won eis cern comeret ad individ lone parts wie steal il eed gg hari pater inthe sisson 2" When he mien (Fe ITI -) “OF every mete the nal lla Deine stat cea be bo shor sd lang ten ques tw Ties and coma 1420-1) rin the ist flyers on inthe send shor herein othe cman pate the maces ‘ot long and short slabs whi haratrics both of tes ine nite ‘tue irene ihe relation of the final wale $°-Whew we mts (En U4 5-6) So muh aba the nie metes ‘ots singe spies al ina spevir he cri o ine laser of sul pat, rack he las containing lhe leet oon con ge” by ne these prem he diferente the ce ues in tent of genus pci the wonder applet thee of gemini fea els of fla strode: of apes, i this ene paral Strturecemon tos ies an of perme, ntsc concete Tine Given that udapoe i word fer Tange ening "mea sree aon wok tha the application a she evel af he spe how priarysthe dtp. tn, wa he measure ofa pet egy tally in the sense of the reeuerent parton or dvnon by whit iat Ine. Thisconeepon sate by H. when, hing mentioned species it dcale wee, he writs (Fit 432.12) "Bot Aleman haw meas es hi conure (ee 20 wer warendtpnae), 1H, S 00-30 han the ual ee mes (gon apa yo) ‘quoting a sample of thee fines. In general @1/38.16-17) (Poem) in ines ae all dose which are reused of by the same measure, ike Homer's "Ch inder xv. period and waroverpelobr, Where wexpov ieiedf the specie ashere, of ls equenty, ofa specimen, wi mm tow on be ender by mrton; the modern ia mae wl be reserved Tor the gen or lass, ao telered io america genre, A cleo a8 pet Imettmny be comidered undce two apes ae an uterance in langage ‘Seas astictre weal inane partir way. We sal ind oeeanon 0 fefine the present clslicatony ef. 131 below, am xe 13-17 forms’ and p. 161 on ay 135.63 ‘mulilorn, bat for mos of the ‘mater she present will do- Bah asec are arly touched upan nthe {Ex which, ava tracts not concerned wth individual line except 3 ‘xdmpls of strate, Sly ate 7/40.23 the reference eo specimen ‘ean nthe seme of structure in which lhe choices have Been made fi postop ts» coneret audible or rendable vere Tha mea ae elt in, or, more ail, aburacted from, wer aces in language i comsieration sich generally comes within the ‘ope ltticony inthe conten wordbend eat Be 6/1822 quoted hove, ee A.Q. 2147.28 4 serio (to, cach of the twa pars of iRNers separated by easura) i the Bit (ne sales) pata metron Shove wu et wich intel competes an unerance Qo’ where he {se word saves a eas he ingue eve tthe Percale that ot aheugheonten 1. Arnon scons mos come to ay tha retro ate atl found, a pec ten, contains et ile aweton se peiercontane definite number UT places for fv, and a mete ae gente contains an indite number [st placs for foe. In ach of is chapters on the ie meres He states ich fect readied in hese places, No diferem stan acon 10 {he eponymous fot, hi simply the tos dsintive fot a being the ‘ne ited in mt of the place or, oof several et admit i the itetest feof pees, the ne tat i eases to recognize in a se ene, cig death than ip. Thie done, it becomes pose codeine ‘ery metro as am semetron® in prepontion to he umber of sh [place i contain not of the metres sn wretron sa met that hat 1 place fo et only ina, ape angp do we i ha an wet Rab {2h ce foe ed eh concomitant with he fac thatthe sist am, ed simmer tel ‘ese wai,srtnon — cavanexts— rnin It of theft ate i each of them diferentes tween the rumbered and the even-numbered places, the spony fot being 2c ited a both pace. agp concomitant the ft thst hee Is ‘ten, though ot nearly, worden afer even numbere Ker But ot ‘seo amber et, which sce tobe hinted at ibe phrase died eveveay (vs HEA B)ock pA blow. ntep B65 “divided. These de meres then, an nett has mst te pce or 9 at However, wa decrite a pacala metron ay assigning iio genre ond specifying ean mimeteon dees ot yet rein unique desepion, fer 2 intron das not ces consi of «whole mumbo aces or) Sse fet, The two precingeateorer of metrieal genre and of ivan, ave applied thoughout the without explanation, ai all ent the th, whic premsposes 2h oer two and competes the ‘uipment fora dexcipin, ocala of the ener, (58 1-4) Wha istaqietof dee §8st0 pri description or every length of sserpanrie tech a aero al a meron hi ty Felton to tegen in question, and more ptelaiy i raion tt nyt ot a tron spl fora fot adit et jst therase number ofa a he pony ot of he mtr, then the nev call eet, ingot tf fee ey Tabet inal etd, nc ato at of i amie fe of same runt of lables ad a addin gelled Arnal, having ee a Inyont- Catalan hyercatalet mcr may contin one ato ss [ies aoe a wenn of plas fa the spy fot andar soning called “hyperkalemia 9 an of tec ale’ wherein” aren of the phrase wane tne in’ Thecave ino ft) wo alae vn cannot apy tne whose ejnytnos fo Is feo aes, end at Ieee wel eo the hiner “vid per yyy" am, eed snare worele taint which, wile consetinglsble number a et, Sve yt a omplte acta” tra Beene the number of et vk nnber: these are elle cata having stopped show Ther voy onc te which all hee ctintons ean pled Jest in hey amp evi SUP 1S, 12, Threading of mon snoee Fundamental way besides providing oo or the sition of ‘meta, and hiss Brought ut byt appearance inthe content of ee 0 universal satrents about mmetea (Ei. 5~6I14 15-22} quoted above (sction 1810 19 and 2") under a common chapter beading About theendingof meta’ Given data metre i naned ater foot nd oes fa numer af places for fect mong whith the eponyenous fats ustaly ‘amitesd, pocliantis ofthe Ia place for aft are indispensable oe {hark metro l foretrieing it a al froma text which trite continu a i were prose. "Fhough he doc ot dine what {Shncre sand doesnot explain the wo men anda of bs tree Categories lor deseribing metra, H. docs crab his readers to know ane Sten they sce it From this point of sew ch offer hee eiteria tan ede of cerasing alien, hugh of increasing newest. 1. Catleis alces every single ine of any pcos in nes” (card io), an unmistakable in any singe ore or esheets ne "An iret sale a heen ofthe lines Hkely to beri in he disintive way the way no allowed a ny ear place, only in parca he istmces and can ever be dnc in mera which have “iviierent inal yl for every aye uth a the Tou” (Ee otov £. vs 4/1918) aces toch fetrameter 2°, Wortbend,inthding dace, n many Meee 100 common eo ous for much ata sgn thats metron has eel Tn practice (2) and (3) will sally strengthen cach ober. Hema be siserved hat these two perp a tron externa rexponsion, renting, whores (1) presippones tron with internal esponsion, ie 1, The wine mt agains, diorton ae [ngeints, Given hes extegorie for the dscipion of meta it becomes [posible o concentra the general nation on wha nay fap He ‘sie "quly of theca a one gene, Lethe let ated nea ‘ace fr fot the inane fai coi tteren, which dane the bnginnng ofeach the chapersum bese genre inthe seton wick cits have marked ac § 1, whe he bulk ofeach chapter ball @ Ssalog of the “quanti length, im eich te kee in usin iin eshaper!§$ 2-3, 42-4. Deviations fom the nor for ‘he ee conaitte aslo, ead de eee comin 0 ‘hea vi'-7 and Qualaiv comaerains cing omy parc lar apeiea ate inserted in he catalogue, evi 4 on nap with one place alle eapTowans thee of son chapters a eature which really ‘Somprcheodedin the peneal tater of 1 et singled ot fr dee: Son hae in to ini the yl that ead the ed numabered pine ol ty and to educe thi eaten tothe ame principle athe on the even-numbered places, fr which tha Bee given in he29s erm NENTS, RENTON OF ea § 0. bt without argunen; ann if and vii or he parpoue OF pei Dnt. “The estab ie ray be arrange asoning 10 type of ruling primary and number of ee yy secondary the Teter he arranged thy the mtn comm dnl gan hat sm Acai ang eng inary (vi, i om ange hon {frm att lang). Ch, ican vite by taking te “Pe” com FFetna fran une ons cond, and, som par pees 1. Theisen with qullave principle of orderings which othe prc? but shanges nt heen of eng Te shir tense, Fall, ome othe mcrae ated 10 ea retro coreg xi 2037.22 38am FAR 22 ‘por spies. Word order ips that “al us “ei: H.'s eunples prove that He means pve an pe o respectively. ot opposed a revolved, contracted herve varied, they onan thing at pe ayes re ch oye ie ang fe 2 Fat, ote ib 257.2 “eins HEE mt i.742.25 xv cme sings a alt’) The sates then Poin out that there ae apres im which the maggin for variation ofthe ere indicated tthe beginning the chapter ther reat the ‘ype werieaton, Len ney (cond oto), br int fo it ‘wn ake It ly for he ign tres om the tron in ueton, Yet ‘eewhere ao Hinds that a meron feed a line sri, ad feds sn the same wor: vette song (62/169, vi 221 6, S540 3), "an ive sang (i. 90.5-7, 4,909.19) vey sia sang (6004.7), “an entre po” (4190.17.22, "poe in here) (6/1123), ome pt (441.2), an entre hor eo 726,149) “to emir plays (325 10—1), the eae (espctivly thin) ak) a Sappho! (72815 -6, 4. 54-12, “entie sees (722.12), or hy the wad line” (Onto8 i.426.% "aw § 171715) or by inne abstract ord “continuous (evvexe vii 2), “in continuity (br eoweyie i. 728.22 011 514). perl ix dager, seater (Oonopnév v.11} 3) inthe comest of the snynatete aniclgues thaw perhaps ak "co nay fonen0 i 3/428), p. bk. notes “coin Tysore de telus bt sw she atch we a metro ying sample amor or inc Societe ative for giving move esi METHES: INGAHONES TS SHENTON Ut ” than on ine tin the variation betwen them, these ese do nt co ‘Sometimes onthe other and H, indicates that a metom isnt lne, oF otoriginallyaline it may be component fone othe meer which H. Sil ater call anynarege (ei 3197-10 and vi. D27 8, ch ow 5 SHADER 11h 02-7) may be pam eed (6928.2, {a si.2), oi may be pare fan unarmed dich (3119.11 =A) ae tterence beeen these ype compoundisoot i demanner of compo "ion but, apparel, on inthe Teng ofthe corms which may Inesdentaly afc thee chance af bring adopted fr shi we ‘Among the mevrahih ested without anya these nan the say itey are sed inthe comstraction of were thee are ome of he com {honest al ben noe oall Grech vert, dey i re, ich itwasenough mention, Othe bersstesnaoe be taken for granted hat thought hey too wer al actully sed eines in a series, ba my be asopecte hat Had hi predcesors saw reason why the cou ‘nao ul yt be used tH wa by mo eae unaware tha here {es istrealiemsion Yo heats ma rey dese serpy tracheal ceurence he an find foreach metro, al devote ome Sure tariveatthecorectascrgtion toa Beaute (€¥2725.5-2 Sle pasrages be quoted presen) bathe alo notes modifications by iar posts thin the fr and ithe xe mane fpr mrs (ne MIO 614, vi. 221-19-20, $422.7-15, ie 30.21—31 15, form i970, 15 24; we and form: ik 6-722 172721), yet the maive ‘ermine aire give every man hie and get the reord sag, Sd the same tew show i rede, rather thin to inate ay Timitation to what is adie, Aditedly i on questions Uke thew that an abstract such asthe E es ne dawn nt, eve nthe abner of ny relevant comment rom the autor, th at eaisha the rie eae chnen for ordering the meen rity taxononi, appealing only tu eatraa eharatriaien an ot either historia, biaging ut the sp pone generis dhe poets panoply, generative, sggeringhowone7may ‘into an acceptable componion, Ia ein deta hat Hig ttseverldillerent genres even those meta hone wey mame ane ‘med by him suggested umlying principe underlying dem, i. the [Acoli yale The formative nunc om Hehe pte practice nat ‘tthe “ol! (Ap4aiog ports, a¢A.Q. elle them, fut othe "more recent (Geiapon one wha armed the col eee ptry no ines of wichic ‘ere indneriminately fF Maas 615} atl though his schoo Ton now Uelong the pas, he proces dd not steke Hear Hed any ted ‘ero; Because rom hi point of view ime the same elation ova Seong the elder poets benween Aleman or Amaereon or Cratinis and