Rem tene, verba sequentur: grasp subject, words follow. This, believe, — Umberto Eco, Postscript Name Rose

Postscript to the Name of the Rose Umberto Eco

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Rem tene, verba sequentur: grasp the subject, and the words will follow. This, I believe, is the opposite of what happens with poetry, which is more a case of verba tene, res sequenter: grasp the words, and the subject will follow.

Umberto Eco, Postscript to the Name of the Rose

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