Re: Aesthetics
| From: | Herman Miller <hmiller@...> |
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| Date: | Thursday, October 18, 2007, 2:52 |
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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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