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A palinode or palinody is an ode in which the writer retracts a view or sentiment expressed in an earlier poem. The first recorded use of a palinode is in a poem by Stesichorus in the 7th century BC, in which he retracts his earlier statement that the Trojan War was all the fault of Helen. The word comes from the Greek παλινῳδία from πάλιν (''palin'', meaning 'back') and ᾠδή ("song"); the Latin-derived equivalent "recantation" is an exact calque (''re-'' meaning 'again' and ''cant-'' meaning 'sing'). It can also be a recantation of a defamatory statement in Scots Law. ==Examples== Chaucer's Retraction is one example of a palinode. In 1895, Gelett Burgess wrote his famous poem, the Purple Cow: :I never saw a purple cow. :I never hope to see one. :But I can tell you anyhow :I'd rather see than be one. Later in his life, he followed it with this palinode: :Ah yes, I wrote the ''purple cow''! :I’m sorry now I wrote it! :But I can tell you anyhow, :I’ll kill you if you quote it!〔(Oxford Dictionary of Quotations p.162 )〕 Ogden Nash wrote a palinode in relation to his most famous poem about the dandiness of candy, and quickness of liquor: :Nothing makes me sicker :than liquor :and candy :is too expandy Palinodes have also been created by many medieval writers such as Augustine, Bede, Giraldus Cambrensis, Jean de Meun, Andreas Capellanus and others. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Palinode」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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