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Scylla - Myth, Metaphor, Paradox (Paperback)
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Scylla - Myth, Metaphor, Paradox (Paperback)
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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."
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