03476nam a2200517Ka 4500 ocn821611696 OCoLC 20200709055624.0 m d cr cnu---unuuu 121217s2012 enk ob 001 0 eng d N$T N$T 9781139840392 (electronic bk.) 1139840398 (electronic bk.) 9781107026766 1107026768 (OCoLC)821611696 498347 (N$T) BL820.S39 H67 2012eb OCC 036020 bisacsh REL 072000 bisacsh 292.1/3 23 HIS000000 bisacsh N$TA Hopman, Marianne Govers, 1974- Scylla [electronic resource] : myth, metaphor, paradox / Marianne Govers Hopman. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2012. 1 online resource (pages cm.) "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"-- Provided by publisher. Includes bibliographical references and index. Machine generated contents note: Introduction; Part I. Scylla in the Odyssey: 1. The impregnable monster; 2. A poetic hazard; 3. The gullet of the sea; 4. Puzzles and riddles; Part II. Scylla in Classical Greece: 5. A feminine composite; 6. Scylla as Femme Fatale; 7. The untamed maiden; Part III. 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; Epilogue. Description based on print version record. Scylla and Charybdis (Greek mythology) HISTORY / General. bisacsh BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Spirituality / Paganism & Neo-Paganism bisacsh RELIGION / Antiquities & Archaeology bisacsh Electronic books. Print version: Hopman, Marianne Govers, 1974- Scylla. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2012 9781107026766 (DLC) 2012017772 (OCoLC)793726554 EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=498347 Table of contents only http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1210/2012017772-t.html Publisher description http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1210/2012017772-d.html Contributor biographical information http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1210/2012017772-b.html EBSCOhost EBSC 498347 cpp1723AUTO 02 N$T 51841 51841