myth, metaphor, paradox Hopman, Marianne Govers 1974- creator text bibliography Electronic books. enk Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2012 monographic eng

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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"-- 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. Marianne Govers Hopman. Includes bibliographical references and index. Scylla and Charybdis (Greek mythology) HISTORY / General BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Spirituality / Paganism & Neo-Paganism RELIGION / Antiquities & Archaeology BL820.S39 H67 2012eb 292.1/3 HIS000000 Hopman, Marianne Govers, 1974- Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2012 (DLC) 2012017772 (OCoLC)793726554 9781139840392 (electronic bk.) 1139840398 (electronic bk.) http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=498347 http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1210/2012017772-t.html http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1210/2012017772-d.html http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1210/2012017772-b.html http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=498347 http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1210/2012017772-t.html http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1210/2012017772-d.html http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1210/2012017772-b.html N$T 121217 20200709055624.0 ocn821611696