Re: Aesthetics

What exactly is the golden snitch? The only Harry Potter I've read is the
title. :-)
Mike
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From: "Herman Miller" <hmiller@...>
To: <CONLANG@...>
Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2007 3:52 AM
Subject: Re: Aesthetics


> Michael Poxon wrote:
>
>> I've done quite a lot of study into phi/psi (solutions of the Golden
>> section equation) and would love to know how to introduce it into a
>> conlang! It's meant to turn up in all sorts of situations, but in fact
>> probably doesn't. Examples I've come across include the Parthenon,
>> Beethoven's 5th, and War & Peace. It's probably there in Harry Potter if
>> you look hard enough.
>
> I've heard that the "Golden Snitch" is a reference to the German phrase
> "Der Goldene Schnitt", which is the German name of this number! Of course,
> it could be a coincidence, but I wouldn't be surprised if it came up
> somewhere in all the research on alchemy that J.K. Rowling must have done.
>
> It could have rhythmic implications for a language -- the duration of long
> vs. short syllables, for instance. The golden section makes a nice "swing"
> rhythm.
>
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