This is an important new study offering a new historical and
philosophical insight Parmenides in light of the oral tradition of
ancient Greece. "Parmenides and To Eon" offers a new historical and
philosophical reading of Parmenides of Elea by exploring the
significance and dynamics of the oral tradition of ancient Greece.
The book disentangles our theories of language from what evidence
suggests is an archaic Greek experience of speech. With this in
mind, the author reconsiders Parmenides' poem, arguing that the way
we divide up his text is inconsistent with the oral tradition
Parmenides inherits. Wilkinson proposes that, although Parmenides
may have composed his poem in writing, it is probable that the poem
was orally performed rather than silently read. This book explores
the aural and oral components of the poem and its performance in
terms of their significance to Parmenides' philosophy. Wilkinson's
approach yields an interpretative strategy that permits us to
engage with the ancient Greeks in terms closer to their own
without, however, forgetting the historical distance that separates
us or sacrificing our own philosophical concerns.
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