Definition of parergon in English:

parergon

nounPlural parerga pəˈrəːɡɒnpəˈrərˌɡän

formal

1A piece of work that is supplementary to or a by-product of a larger work.
the second sonata is a parergon to the opera
Example sentencesExamples
- The effect of this rethinking can be seen, for instance, in Paolo Giovio's reference to Dosso's landscape paintings as parerga - distinct from, yet necessarily linked to, the artist's ‘proper works.’
- But the frame itself is part of a problematic list to which belongs such other terms like the parergon, the supplement and the hymen.
- In his essay on vernacular photography, Geoffrey Batchen uses Derrida's term ‘parerga’ [literally ‘next to main work’] to describe the personal, intimate photographies that have fallen outside the canon of ‘proper’ photography.
1. 1.1archaic Work that is subsidiary to one's ordinary employment.
  he pursued astronomy as a parergon

Origin

Early 17th century: via Latin from Greek parergon, from para- 'beside, additional' + ergon 'work'.

Definition of parergon in US English:

parergon

nounpəˈrərˌɡän

formal

1A piece of work that is supplementary to or a byproduct of a larger work.
Example sentencesExamples
- In his essay on vernacular photography, Geoffrey Batchen uses Derrida's term ‘parerga’ [literally ‘next to main work’] to describe the personal, intimate photographies that have fallen outside the canon of ‘proper’ photography.
- But the frame itself is part of a problematic list to which belongs such other terms like the parergon, the supplement and the hymen.
- The effect of this rethinking can be seen, for instance, in Paolo Giovio's reference to Dosso's landscape paintings as parerga - distinct from, yet necessarily linked to, the artist's ‘proper works.’
1. 1.1archaic Work that is subsidiary to one's ordinary employment.
  he pursued astronomy as a parergon

Origin

Early 17th century: via Latin from Greek parergon, from para- ‘beside, additional’ + ergon ‘work’.

单词	parergon
释义	Definition of parergon in English: parergon nounPlural parerga pəˈrəːɡɒnpəˈrərˌɡän formal 1A piece of work that is supplementary to or a by-product of a larger work. the second sonata is a parergon to the opera Example sentencesExamples The effect of this rethinking can be seen, for instance, in Paolo Giovio's reference to Dosso's landscape paintings as parerga - distinct from, yet necessarily linked to, the artist's ‘proper works.’ But the frame itself is part of a problematic list to which belongs such other terms like the parergon, the supplement and the hymen. In his essay on vernacular photography, Geoffrey Batchen uses Derrida's term ‘parerga’ [literally ‘next to main work’] to describe the personal, intimate photographies that have fallen outside the canon of ‘proper’ photography. 1.1archaic Work that is subsidiary to one's ordinary employment. he pursued astronomy as a parergon Origin Early 17th century: via Latin from Greek parergon, from para- 'beside, additional' + ergon 'work'. Definition of parergon in US English: parergon nounpəˈrərˌɡän formal 1A piece of work that is supplementary to or a byproduct of a larger work. Example sentencesExamples In his essay on vernacular photography, Geoffrey Batchen uses Derrida's term ‘parerga’ [literally ‘next to main work’] to describe the personal, intimate photographies that have fallen outside the canon of ‘proper’ photography. But the frame itself is part of a problematic list to which belongs such other terms like the parergon, the supplement and the hymen. The effect of this rethinking can be seen, for instance, in Paolo Giovio's reference to Dosso's landscape paintings as parerga - distinct from, yet necessarily linked to, the artist's ‘proper works.’ 1.1archaic Work that is subsidiary to one's ordinary employment. he pursued astronomy as a parergon Origin Early 17th century: via Latin from Greek parergon, from para- ‘beside, additional’ + ergon ‘work’.
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