genres

[J. Douglas Clayton]

Shanovni silanhivtsi,

Maybe this is a pun on the word "elegies" based on the Greek prefix a-  (=without). Thus, - a-logies would be poems without logic?

Dahlas

J. Douglas CLAYTON
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On Thu, 12 Jul 2001 01:01:42   Edward M Dumanis wrote:
>I guess the correct spelling might be "elegy."
>
>Sincerely,
>
>Edward Dumanis <dumanis at acsu.buffalo.edu>
>
>
>On Wed, 11 Jul 2001, Svitlana Kobets wrote:
>
>> Dear SEELANGers,
>>
>> Does anyone know if 'alogy' (Ukrainian: alohiia) is a poetic (baroque?)
>> genre? A Ukrainian poet Ihor Kalynets wrote a collection of poems entitled
>> "Trynadtsiat' alohii" (Thirteen alogies). I could not find either Ukrainian
>> or English term in reference literature available to me. I would really
>> appreciate your help.
>>
>> Svitlana
>>
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