Masterpieces of Metonymy

From Ancient Greek Times to Now

By:

Gregory Nagy

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Paperback / softback

Series:

Hellenic Studies Series

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In Masterpieces of Metonymy, Gregory Nagy analyzes metonymy as a mental process that complements metaphor. If metaphor is a substitution of something unfamilar for something familiar, then metonymy can be seen as a connecting of something familiar with something else that is already familiar. Applying this formulation, Nagy offers close readings of over one hundred examples of metonymy as it comes to life in the verbal and the visual arts of Greek culture, as well as in the arts of other cultures. Though it is debatable whether all the selected examples really qualify as masterpieces, what they all have in common is their potential for artistic greatness. A close reading of the verbal and the visual evidence, Nagy argues, leads to a fuller appreciation of this greatness.

Author Biography:

Gregory Nagy is Francis Jones Professor of Classical Greek Literature and Professor of Comparative Literature at Harvard University.

Release date Australia

January 18th, 2016

Author

Gregory Nagy

Audience

Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly

Illustrations

4 halftones, 6 line illustrations

Pages

296

Series

Hellenic Studies Series

Dimensions

153x227x18

ISBN-13

9780674088320

Product ID

23073750

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