Scylla : Myth, Metaphor, Paradox

Name: Scylla
Brand: Cambridge University Press
SKU: 9781107026766
Price: 17100 KES
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ISBN: 9781107026766

by Marianne Govers Hopman

Book Details

Format Hardback

ISBN-10 1107026768

ISBN-13 9781107026766

Publisher Cambridge University Press

Imprint Cambridge University Press

Country of Manufacture US

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date Jan 3rd, 2013

Print length 317 Pages

Weight 646 grams

Dimensions 23.40 x 16.00 x 2.00 cms

Product Classification: European history Ancient history: to c 500 CE Classical history / classical civilisation Ancient Greek religion & mythology Folklore studies / Study of myth Folklore, myths & legends Ancient history European history Ancient Greek religion and mythology

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This book uses the example of a famous sea-monster from Greek myth to challenge the view that a mythical name denotes a single clear-cut 'figure' and to demonstrate how the same symbol can express a range of anxieties. Of interest to students and scholars working in classics, mythology and gender studies.

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 define 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 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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