Meaning of prolegomenon | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A prefatory discussion; a formal essay or critical discussion serving to introduce and interpret an extended work.
2. Prolegomenon, preamble.

Equivalents

Examples

“Frye here is not rewriting myth as some assume. Her prolegomenon is intended to be read as fiction not autobiography.”

“This book is a critique of the order-maintenance approach to criminal justice, but it is also a prolegomenon to a new vision of punishment and criminal justice policy analysis.”

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