The Myth of Metaphor
Author : Colin Murray Turbayne
Publisher :
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 33,31 MB
Release : 2012-07-01
Category :
ISBN : 9781258438135
Myth and Metaphor
Author : Northrop Frye
Publisher : University of Virginia Press
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 40,49 MB
Release : 1991
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780813913698
Book Description
Essays on literary criticism.
Scylla
Author : Marianne Govers Hopman
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 35,90 MB
Release : 2013-01-03
Category : History
ISBN : 1139851853
Book Description
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.
The Pregnant Male as Myth and Metaphor in Classical Greek Literature
Author : David D. Leitao
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 24,88 MB
Release : 2012-04-30
Category : History
ISBN : 1107017289
Book Description
This book traces the image of the pregnant male as it evolves in classical Greek literature. Originating as a representation of paternity and, by extension, "authorship" of creative works, the image later comes to function also as a means to explore the boundary between the sexes.
Mary Magdalen
Author : Susan Haskins
Publisher : Random House
Page : 546 pages
File Size : 22,39 MB
Release : 2011-09-30
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1446499421
Book Description
A dramatic, thought-provoking portrait of one of the most compelling figures in early Christianity which explores two thousand years of history, art, and literature to provide a close-up look at Mary Magdalen and her significance in religious and cultural thought.
The Myth of Metaphor
Author : Colin Murray Turbayne
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 25,3 MB
Release : 1962
Category : Metaphor
ISBN :
Book Description
God and the Creative Imagination
Author : Paul Avis
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 197 pages
File Size : 35,14 MB
Release : 2013-01-11
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1134609388
Book Description
'A mere metaphor', 'only symbolic', 'just a myth' - these tell tale phrases reveal how figurative language has been cheapened and devalued in our modern and postmodern culture. In God and the Creative Imagination, Paul Avis argues the contrary: we see that actually, metaphor, symbol and myth, are the key to a real knowledge of God and the sacred. Avis examines what he calls an alternative tradition, stemming from the Romantic poets Blake, Wordsworth and Keats and drawing on the thought of Cleridge and Newman, and experience in both modern philosophy and science. God and the Creative Imagination intriguingly draws on a number of non-theological disciplines, from literature to philosophy of science, to show us that God is appropriately likened to an artist or poet and that the greatest truths are expressed in an imaginative form. Anyone wishing to further their understanding of God, belief and the imagination will find this an inspiring work.
Plotinus
Author : Stephen R. L. Clark
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 367 pages
File Size : 50,36 MB
Release : 2018-02-09
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 022656505X
Book Description
"Plotinus, the Roman philosopher (c. 204-270 CE) who is widely regarded as the founder of Neoplatonism, was also the creator of numerous myths, images, and metaphors, which have frequently been dismissed by modern scholars as merely ornamental. In this book, distinguished philosopher Stephen R. L. Clark shows that they form a vital set of spiritual exercises by which individuals can achieve one of Plotinus's most important goals: self-transformation through contemplation. Clark examines a variety of Plotinus's myths and metaphors within the cultural and philosophical context of his time, asking probing questions about their contemplative effects. Through rich images and structures, Clark casts Plotinus as a philosopher deeply concerned with philosophy as a way of life." -- Résumé de l'éditeur.
Metaphor and Myth in Science and Religion
Author : Earl R. Mac Cormac
Publisher : Durham, N.C. : Duke University Press
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 27,52 MB
Release : 1976
Category : Philosophy
ISBN :
Book Description
Most of the effort in this work is fully devoted to establishing the thesis that science and religion use language in a similar manner; both employ metaphors to suggest new hypotheses, both seem to confirm their hypotheses in human experience, and both often create myths by forgetting the hypothetical character of their metaphors.
Walking on Cowrie Shells
Author : Nana Nkweti
Publisher : Black Spot Books
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 41,99 MB
Release : 2021-06-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1911648349
Book Description
A “boisterous and high-spirited debut” (Kirkus starred review)“that enthralls the reader through their every twist and turn” (Publishers Weekly starred review), named one of the Most Anticipated Books for Brittle Paper, The Millions, and The Rumpus, penned by a finalist for the AKO Caine PrizeIn her powerful, genre-bending debut story collection, Nana Nkweti's virtuosity is on full display as she mixes deft realism with clever inversions of genre. In the Caine Prize finalist story “It Takes a Village, Some Say,” Nkweti skewers racial prejudice and the practice of international adoption, delivering a sly tale about a teenage girl who leverages her adoptive parents to fast-track her fortunes. In “The Devil Is a Liar,” a pregnant pastor's wife struggles with the collision of western Christianity and her mother's traditional Cameroonian belief system as she worries about her unborn child.In other stories, Nkweti vaults past realism, upending genre expectations in a satirical romp about a jaded PR professional trying to spin a zombie outbreak in West Africa, and in a mermaid tale about a Mami Wata who forgoes her power by remaining faithful to a fisherman she loves.
