Talk:Disjecta membra
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Change of article emphasis: from pottery to poetry[edit]
The previous article read as though the term Disjecta membra was primarily one associated with the study of fragments of pottery... and perhaps if you're an archaeologist, then that would be the main context you'd find it used in... but obviously first and foremost the origins and meaning of the phrase are associated with ancient poetry and literature. So, I've expanded on that aspect (to the best of my ability), and swapped a couple of sections in the article around to make the emphasis more reflective of that. I've also merged the two sections about ancient poetry and medieval manuscripts into one section, given that they're both closely related fields of study in this context, and in both instances the term Disjecta membra has the same meaning/application... plus the bit about medieval manuscripts was only one or two sentences long. I've inserted the 'citation needed' note a couple of times, although I don't consider the claims to be doubtful (one of them I wrote myself) but I just think the article could be improved with some better references. Any Latin poetry buffs out there want to expand/improve on this? That'd be great, especially a good summary of the different schools of thought re: Horace's original phrase. --Te Irirangi (talk) 11:43, 5 February 2012 (UTC)
The "remains the subject of speculation" sentence[edit]
I recently deleted the sentence "Although Horace's intended meaning remains the subject of speculation and debate, the passage is often taken to infer that if a line from poetry was torn apart and rearranged, the dismembered parts of the poet would still be recognisable." from the article and was reverted. The reason it should be removed is the combination of (1) "remains" is unencyclopedic in an undated encyclopedia, (2) "is often taken to infer" is unencyclopedic (who is it referring to?), (3) "dismembered parts of the poet" is probably incorrect and (4) the sentence has been tagged as uncited for over a year. DexDor (talk) 06:03, 6 July 2013 (UTC)