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Gregory Nagy, Comparative Studies in Greek and Indic Meter
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Checklist of Greek (G) and Indic (I) Metrical Terminology
Symbols
Abbreviations of Editions
Introduction
Part I. κλέοc ἄφθιτον and Greek Meter
1. The Common Heritage of Greek and Indic Meter: A Survey 2. Internal Expansion 3. On the Origins of Dactylic Hexameter 4. The Metrical Context of κλέοc ἄφθιτον in Epic and Lyric 5. The Wedding of Hektor and Andromache: Epic Contacts in Sappho 44LP 6. Formula and Meter: A Summary Part II. śráva(s) ákṣitam and Indic Meter
7. The Metrical Context of Rig-Vedic śráva(s) ákṣitam and ákṣiti śrávas 8. An Inquiry into the Origins of Indic Trimeter 9. The Distribution of Rig-Vedic śrávas: An Intensive Correlation of Phraseology with Meter Epilogue: The Hidden Meaning of κλέοc ἄφθιτον and śráva(s) ákṣitam Appendix A. μήδεα and ἄφθιτα μήδεα εἰδώc Appendix B. Dovetailing: Speculations on Mechanics and Origins Selected Bibliography
Symbols
pher = Pherecratic
gl = Glyconic
pherd/pher2d/pher3d = Pherecratic with single/double/triple dactylic expansion
gld/gl2d = Glyconic with single/double dactylic expansion
glc/gl2c = Glyconic with single/double choriambic expansion
ch = choriamb
ia = iamb
^ = before a symbol, designates acephaly (e.g. ^pher = acephalic pher)
after a symbol, designates catalexis (e.g. ia^ = catalectic iamb)
* = designates reconstructions
> / < = designates phonological evolution to/from
|| = word-break (caesura or diaeresis)
# = verse-break
⏑ = short syllable
– = long syllable
⏓ = short or long syllable
⏔ = two short syllables or one long syllable
Α-Ω = Iliad I-XXIV
α-ω = Odyssey i-xxiv