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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      July 2019
      August 2019
      ISBN:
      9781108649162
      9781108491884
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108649162
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.54kg, 272 Pages
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      • Subjects:
      Classical Studies, Classical Literature, Historical Linguistics, Language and Linguistics
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    How are time, speech, and thought presented in the Iliad and Odyssey? What role does metaphor play in these portrayals? How might metaphor have aided the poet in the production of his song? In this book, Andreas T. Zanker considers these and other questions from the perspective of conceptual metaphor theory, investigating the commonalities and differences between the ancient and modern conceptualizations of, for example, the passing of time, communication of information, and internal dialogue. In so doing, he takes a stance on broader questions concerning the alleged 'primitive' quality of the Homeric conceptual system, the process of composition in performance, and the categories of the literal and the figurative. All Greek is translated, and readers in disciplines beyond classics and cognitive linguistics will find something of interest in this investigation of the conceptual metaphors lodged within a corpus of extremely early poetry.

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    ‘This excellent, timely, and lucidly written book, the first monograph to explore the significance of conceptual metaphor theory in any ancient literary corpus, stands at the cutting edge of contemporary classical studies. Zanker's careful and comprehensive account of Homeric metaphors for time, speech, mind, and selfhood will immediately establish itself as a landmark study in the field.'

    Douglas Cairns - University of Edinburgh

    ‘Zanker intervenes in a long-standing debate on the supposed ‘primitiveness' of Homer. His insightful study of metaphor in Homer argues that early epic ideas about time, the mind, and speech are more in line with the modern conception (though without fully coinciding with it) than was previously thought. Refreshing work!'

    Egbert Bakker - Yale University, Connecticut

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