How can one resist the armies of the Tumptum? *** Or the Tunklusha, or the brother of the Greeks (meaning of Tumptum) I mean Aristotle, the worshipper of idols, or *** that disbelieving teacher
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The Shaykh :"How can one resist the armies of the Tumptum? *** Or the Tunklusha, or the brother of the Greeks"
Yes, it is not possible to resist the Tumptum; it needs explanation.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : What do you mean?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Very well.
"I mean Aristotle", the brother of the Greeks, says: "I mean Aristotle, the worshipper of idols, or *** that disbelieving teacher of melodies
That teacher, first of letters, and second *** of voice; wretched are these two sciences"
Aristotle is a teacher of letters, and the second is a teacher of voice, i.e., melody.
Yes, it is not possible to resist the Tumptum; it needs explanation.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : What do you mean?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Very well.
"I mean Aristotle", the brother of the Greeks, says: "I mean Aristotle, the worshipper of idols, or *** that disbelieving teacher of melodies
That teacher, first of letters, and second *** of voice; wretched are these two sciences"
Aristotle is a teacher of letters, and the second is a teacher of voice, i.e., melody.