Wilamowitzianus

The Wilamowitzianus is an aeolian meter in the ancient verse theory , which was first described by Ulrich von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff as a choriambic dimeter , and was named after him by Paul Maas . The objection was made against the description that the double Choriambus

—◡◡ — ˌ — ◡◡—

does not appear in the investigated cases. Today the metric scheme is mostly used

× × × × ---

or something specific and aeolian base by

○ ○ - ◡ —◡◡—

reproduced, so the constant is the Choriambus at the end of the verse. Accordingly, the 3rd glycone can be interpreted as a special form of the Wilamowitzianus. In metric formula notation , the meter is withwil abbreviated.

Examples can be found in Attic tragedy and in Korinna , in Latin poetry in Plautus and in Terence .

literature

• Sandro Boldrini : Prosody and Metrics of the Romans. Teubner, Stuttgart & Leipzig 1999, ISBN 3-519-07443-5 , p. 145.
• Dieter Burdorf , Christoph Fasbender , Burkhard Moennighoff (Hrsg.): Metzler Lexicon literature. Terms and definitions. 3. Edition. Metzler, Stuttgart 2007, ISBN 978-3-476-01612-6 , p. 831.
• Christiaan Marie Jan Sicking: Greek verse teaching. (= Handbook of Classical Studies. Dept. 2, Part 4) Beck, Munich 1993, ISBN 3-406-35252-9 , p. 197.
• Ulrich von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff : Greek verse art. Weidmann, Berlin 1921 (reprint: WBG, Darmstadt 1984, ISBN 3-534-06699-5 ), pp. 210-244.
• Gero von Wilpert : Subject dictionary of literature. 8th edition. Kröner, Stuttgart 2013, ISBN 978-3-520-84601-3 , p. 908.