Prosodiac
The prosodiacus ( Greek προσοδιακός ; Latin prosodiacus ) is a metric form named after its use in the procession song , the prosodion , in Greek verse . The scheme is:
- × —◡◡— | ◡◡—
or
- × —◡◡— | ◡◡——
In the shape
- ◡◡ —◡◡— | ◡◡—
it appears as an Anapaestian tripod and is considered to be related to the Parömiakos .
It largely corresponds to the so-called Enoplios or Enhoplios , a metric form with the ( dactylic ) basic sequence
- —◡◡ — ◡◡—
with an optional elementum anceps in front and / or elementum indifferens after it , in the notation of the dactyloepitritic forms that is × D, D ◠ or × D ◠ , where D is the dactyloepitritic hemiepes .
The term Enoplios appears in the clouds of Aristophanes , but is not defined there. Apparently there is a relation to the dance of arms ( ἐνόπλιος "in arms", "with arms", that is, the rhythm of arms dance).
The theories put forward by modern metrics about the shape and function of the enoplios do not agree and are controversial. In particular, Emil Herkenrath's theses met with little approval. He differentiates between two main forms of Enoplios, which he denotes with en X and en B :
- × —◡◡ — ◡◡— ◠ (en X = × D ◠ )
- × —◡◡ — ◡ — ◡ ◠ (en B)
literature
- Wilfried Neumaier: Ancient rhythm theories. Historical form and current substance. Grüner, Amsterdam 1989, ISBN 90-6032-064-6 , p. 64.
- AT Cole: En (h) oplian. In: Roland Greene, Stephen Cushman et al. (Ed.): The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics. 4th edition. Princeton University Press, Princeton 2012, ISBN 978-0-691-13334-8 , p. 435 ( limited preview in Google Book Search).
- Emil Herkenrath: The Enoplios. A contribution to the Greek metric. BG Teubner, Leipzig & Berlin 1906, digitized .
- Gero von Wilpert : Subject dictionary of literature. 8th edition. Kröner, Stuttgart 2001, ISBN 3-520-84601-2 , p. 643.