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to catch up to him. In a sense, Wittgenstein saw that if there is a unit of meaning, it is not a linguistic unit. |
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The negotiation of peace between lovers is a complex Sprachspiel which can be analyzed as a series of moves in a game. In the scenes we have examined, offer and response occur together, though they may be separated by insertion sequences and other interruptions. Glancing briefly now at the corpus of Greek and Latin love poetry (in shorter forms) from Archilochus to Ovid, I would argue that in each of the following poems or fragments we find one move or the other (or both) represented, narrated, cited, anticipated, deprecated, mentioned, or referred to:40 |
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Archilochus P. Colon 7511;
Sappho L-P 1, L-P 15 912;
Theognis 371372, 599602, 12491252, 579584;
Anacreon P 400;
Callimachus Pf. 41 (G-P 4), Pf. 44 (G-P 9), Pf. 45 (G-P 10);
Theocritus 1, 6, 30;
The Grenfell Papyrus;
Meleager G-P 55 (= AP 12.147);
Anon. G-P 11 (= AP 12.79);
Catullus 11, 45, 107, 109;
Virgil Eclogues 10;
Horace Odes 3.9;
Tibullus 1.5;
Sulpicia =[Tibullus] 4.12 (= 3.18)
Propertius 1.18, 2.5, 2.13, 2.26a, 2.27, 3.6, 3.8, 3.20, 4.8;
Ovid Amores 2.19.1516, 3.11. |
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The utterances used in this Sprachspiel may vary widely. Data documenting such utterances in natural language would presumably be difficult to obtain. Still, we may assume that anything from the simplest non-verbal gestures (one of the two ex-lovers appears at the door and is welcomed with an embrace) to a complex and extended series of negotiations may, under given circumstances, bring about a reconciliation. Much will depend on the causes, nature and duration of the separation (or other suspension of the amorous relationship), and on the relative position of the two individuals. Under what circumstances is peace being negotiated? Who holds the high ground? Who has strategic or tactical advantages? The moves used to ask for reconciliation and those employed to respond can include many that are not specific to this Sprachspiel. If one party has offended or hurt the other, an apology is presumably in order (as in Sulpicia). But if they have agreed to separate peaceably, we would expect other moves. The setting could also play a role. If one lover has been locked out, then "please let me in" would be tantamount to a request for reconciliation (as in the Grenfell Papyrus). The |
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40 Discussions of some of these passages in Bing and Cohen (1991) passim. |
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