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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