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Now, isonomy is an English word meaning 'equality of laws, or of people before the law', as is attunement, but not so "apmonia"; where did Beckett get it?
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The upper-case form of the Greek word αρμονία 'harmony' happens to look exactly like Latin-alphabet "apmonia"; Beckett had presumably noticed this at some point and made a note of it for future use.
Prolagus commented on the word apmonia
Purposeful misspelling of armonia, coined by Samuel Beckett (in Murphy) for a "map of the heart" that someone draw here.
September 30, 2008
yarb commented on the word apmonia
Are you reading Murphy, prolagus?
September 30, 2008
Prolagus commented on the word apmonia
Nope... just accidentally found this word :-) Should I?
September 30, 2008
yarb commented on the word apmonia
It's not perfect, but I like it.
Great opening line: "The sun shone, having no alternative, on the nothing new."
September 30, 2008
Prolagus commented on the word apmonia
Nihil novi sub sole...
September 30, 2008