[lit-ideas] Re: Unknown Warrior
- From: Jlsperanza@xxxxxxx
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2004 22:06:30 EST
In a message dated 11/11/2004 10:03:47 PM Eastern Standard Time, Jlsperanza
writes:
Strictly, what is unknown, at best, is the _name_ of the soldier -- and
that, with qualifications (The soldier's name was not known to her mother,
say).
----
I meant to say "not unknown to her mother".
There is apparently a TV series called "The Known Soldier"
Odd, on second thoughts, about the Westminster Abbey inscription, "uknown
and yet well-known". Surely a contradiction that must be expanded
implicaturally:
"unknown [+> in name] and yet well-known [for her brave deeds]."
Cheers,
JL
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