Motif
music shaping soul and body
music_shaping_soul_and_body
A motif of the Enchanting Music and Sound Power family, within the sub-family Musical Style, Civic Preference, and Human Formation. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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greek
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The Republic The Republic / THE REPUBLIC / INTRODUCTION AND ANALYSIS.; lines 1996-2074 confidence: high
Two paradoxes in the third book are the great power of music and the nearly absolute control of soul over body.
The passage describes music as having great power and relates musical harmony to the harmony of soul and body.
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