ABSTRACT
Paying particular attention to Sappho, Hesiod and Homer, this chapter explores the presence of sound within the formal expressions of Greek song. It is argued that one of the functions of Greek song was to bring to awareness vibratory forces (“sound”) normally submerged in the cognition of language. The chapter suggests that sound as such could be considered a crucial element not only in auditory art such as music and poetry, but also in a certain perhaps not yet fully realized philology.
