Chapters
I.3 Approaches to particles and discourse markers
Particles in Ancient Greek Discourse Exploring Particle Use Across Genres Anna Bonifazi, Annemieke Drummen, Mark de Kreij* Part I: Foundations In this introductory part, all three authors are represented. The prologue and epilogue, here gathered in one volume, are co-authored. Chapter I.2, on the study of… Read more
I.4 General conclusions
Particles in Ancient Greek Discourse: Exploring Particle Use Across Genres Table of Contents Part I. Foundations Acknowledgments I.1 General introduction (AB, AD, MdK) 1.1 The extent of the project §§2-31.2 Goals §§4-71.3 The term “particle” §§8-111.4 The discourse approach: Key concepts §§12-171.5 A discourse… Read more
I.5 Particle frequencies in Homer, Pindar, Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Aristophanes, Herodotus, and Thucydides
Acknowledgments This work originated in a team project funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) through an Emmy-Noether program. The idea of a five-year collaboration—modeled after normal practice in academic fields other than the Humanities—and the generosity of the grant enabled us to become an internationally active group. The biggest thanks… Read more
I.6 Bibliography
I.1 General introduction §1. The study of ancient Greek particles has been an integral part of the study of the Greek language from its earliest beginnings. Among the first parts of speech to be distinguished in Greek scholarship were the σύνδεσμοι (“combiners”), which include the later category of particles. Read more
I.7 Particle index
I.2 From σύνδεσμοι to particulae Mark de Kreij 2.1 Introduction §1. The group of lexical items generally called particles has never been clearly defined. Despite many attempts, no one has yet succeeded in isolating them based either on their form or their function. [1] The… Read more
24. Grasping Hermeneutics
24. Grasping Hermeneutics* Peter Szondi was a very important influence, in my personal and intellectual life first of all, but equally in the history of my work, thanks to the discussions we carried on for more than twelve years about literatures—of which he… Read more
25. A Future in the Past: Peter Szondi’s Material Hermeneutics
25. A Future in the Past: Peter Szondi’s Material Hermeneutics* Peter Szondi’s redefinition of the science of literature challenged the influence that the analysis of Heidegger’s structure of Dasein had exerted in Germany, in university circles, both during and after World War II. Read more
26. Reading the Signifier
26. Reading the Signifier* My essay on the freedom of signifiers in Plato’s Cratylus [1] was written as an extension of work on that dialogue that I had pursued with a group of researchers from the University… Read more