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Auteur(s) : Hopman, Marianne Govers (1974-....)
Titre(s) : Scylla [Texte imprimé] : myth, metaphor, paradox / Marianne Govers Hopman
Publication : Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2012
Description matérielle : xix, 300 p. : ill. ; 23 cm
Comprend : pt. 1. Scylla in the Odyssey: 1. The impregnable monster. 2. A poetic hazard. 3. The
gullet of the sea. 4. Puzzles and riddles ; pt. 2. Scylla in Classical Greece: 5.
A feminine composite. 6. Scylla as Femme Fatale. 7. The untamed maiden ; pt. 3. Scylla
in Hellenistic Greece and Rome: 8. Rationalizing the monster. 9. Organizing the tradition.
10. Roman versions of a Greek name. 11. Psychology and re-semanticization in Ovid's
Metamorphoses.
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references (pages 264-284) and index
"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"
Sujet(s) : Scylla (mythologie grecque)
Monstres -- Dans la littérature
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9781107026766 (rel.). - ISBN 1107026768
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb42766027p
Notice n° :
FRBNF42766027
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