What's in a name? Using the example of a famous monster from Greek myth; this book challenges the dominant view that a mythical symbol denotes a single; clear-cut 'figure' and proposes instead to conceptualize the name 'Scylla' as a combination of three concepts - sea; dog and woman - whose articulation changes over time. While archaic and classical Greek versions usually emphasize the metaphorical coherence of Scylla's various components; the name is increasingly treated as a well-defined but also paradoxical construct from the late fourth century BCE onward. Proceeding through detailed analyses of Greek and Roman texts and images; Professor Hopman shows how the same name can variously express anxieties about the sea; dogs; aggressive women and shy maidens; thus offering an empirical response to the semiotic puzzle raised by non-referential proper names.
#2173796 in Books Luke E Harlow 2014-04-21Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 8.98 x .75 x 5.98l; .0 #File Name: 1107000890258 pagesReligion Race and the Making of Confederate Kentucky 1830 1880 Cambridge Studies on the American South
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