Masterpieces of metonymy : from ancient Greek times to now / Gregory Nagy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nagy, Gregory, author.

Contributor:

Center for Hellenic Studies (Washington, D.C.)

Series:

Hellenic studies ; 72.

Hellenic studies ; 72

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Greek literature--History and criticism.

Greek literature.

Metonyms.

Figures of speech.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 284 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Center for Hellenic Studies, 2015.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

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. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Making Metonyms Both Naturally and Artistically 9

2 Interweaving Metonymy and Metaphor 77

3 Masterpieces of Metonymy on the Acropolis 135

4 The Metonymy of a Perfect Festive Moment 173

5 Epilogue Without End 247.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-279) and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Nagy, Gregory, Masterpieces of metonymy

OCLC:

943131276