Chapters

6. General Conclusion

6. General Conclusion The rhythmical phrases prefer not to be evenly balanced, or similar in sound, or enslaved to forced repetitive sequence, no, rather to be rounded off, distinct, and freely formed. Dionysius of Halicarnassus On Literary Composition 22 Throughout the history… Read more

Appendix

Appendix In the Appendix, I present the result of my approach, applied to lines 1–100 of the first book of the Iliad and the first book of the Odyssey. As a sample, the analysis of the lines is representative for the Homeric epic as a whole, as… Read more

Bibliography

Bibliography Allen, T. W. 1917. Homeri Opera iii2. Oxford. ———. 1919. Homeri Opera iv2. Oxford. ———. 1931. Homeri Ilias. Oxford. Allen, W. S. 1973. Accent and Rhythm: Prosodic Features of Latin and Greek. Cambridge. Read more

Foreword, Gregory Nagy and David F. Elmer

Foreword Gregory Nagy and David F. Elmer Women Weaving the World: Text and Textile in the Kalevala and Beyond, by Hanna Eilittä Psychas, was completed in December 2017. It originated as a thesis presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Arts at… Read more

Introduction

Introduction This project attempts to apply a poetics of weaving to literary analysis and the theatrical devising process. Taking my inheritance of weaving techniques, of the Finnish language, of family stories, and of the many cultures and experiences that have shaped who I am, I weave a… Read more

Chapter One

Chapter One The place of craft within the world of art is a dynamic discussion, a long-running debate that I cannot address in full. The very contentiousness of this debate, however, is testament to the complex nature of craft and how it subverts conventional categorization. Crafts spans… Read more

Chapter Two

Chapter Two The Finnish tradition, specifically, abounds with intersections in text, textile, and the feminine realm. Textile crafts are integral to Finnish culture, both traditionally and in the design-oriented Finland of today. Historically, all “women in all the northern countries knew how to weave cloth,” on looms… Read more

Chapter Three

Chapter Three Weaving Sisters: Feminism and the Subversive Stitch Within a patriarchal hierarchy of space, form, and voice, craft—and thus women’s art—is equated with amateurism. As curator and theorist Glenn Adamson critiques, there is a “lopsided scheme in which craft, often coded as feminine … is… Read more

Appendices

Appendices Appendix A: Glossary of Weaving Terminology [1] Batten: a mechanism for tightening the weave by pushing the newest line of weft into the fell of the cloth. This can be incorporated into the mechanics of the loom as a moving… Read more