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OverviewAlthough metonymy has long been recognized as being a central device in poetic language, it has received little critical attention in its own right. Not only has this created a gap in literary analytical scholarship which needs to be addressed, but it has also allowed for problematic appropriations of metonymy as a critical concept now widely in use in structuralist studies across the humanities. Rethinking Metonymy is the first monograph to confront and resolve these issues. It advances the theory of poetic language by developing a ground-breaking new definition of metonymy on the basis of an evaluation of examples in Greek tragedy and lyric poetry, considering these in conjunction with examples from classicizing and Romantic German poetry for the purposes of illustration and comparison, including works by Goethe, Schiller, and Hölderlin. In addition to establishing the fundamental principle, different conformations, and aesthetic effects of this important poetic device, the volume also demonstrates how the new arguments it offers have the potential to set an agenda for far-reaching reconsiderations in literary studies and beyond. It mobilizes analytical insights into the inner workings of metonymy by examining three case studies designed to explore the trope in critical practice, covering its role in creating a 'hellenizing' style, what happens to it in 'classic' German translations of Aeschylus' Agamemnon, and critically re-assessing its modern re-appropriations as a structural-semiotic paradigm. Connecting classical perspectives with modern linguistic and literary theory, Rethinking Metonymy is a compelling and authoritative analysis that rehabilitates and brings much-needed clarity to an oft-neglected literary device. Its combination of in-depth engagement with classical literature and cross-cultural and cross-linguistic comparison makes it an invaluable resource not only to specialists in Greek poetry, but also to students and scholars engaged in literary analysis, translation criticism, and structuralist studies across a much wider range of disciplines. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Sebastian Matzner (Lecturer in Comparative Literature, Lecturer in Comparative Literature, King's College London)Publisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Dimensions: Width: 14.20cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 22.30cm Weight: 0.514kg ISBN: 9780198724278ISBN 10: 0198724276 Pages: 322 Publication Date: 29 September 2016 Audience: College/higher education , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of Contents1: Introduction: Metonymy - the Forgotten Trope? Metonymia at Aulis Metonymy - the Forgotten Trope? Tropology and the Formal Method: A Reappraisal of Descriptive Poetics Finding Metonyms in Poetic Action: The Text Corpus Standard Usage, Literary Aesthetics, and Literary Lexicography Enter the Reader 2: Contiguity and its (Dis-)Contents: Metonymy in Theory Between Forgotten Trope and Master Trope - Why Metonymy Matters Tropes and Figures Tropicality, the Tropical Space, and the Tropes Mapping the Tropical Space Developments in Theory of Metaphor 'Contiguity' and its (Dis-)Contents: Characterizing Metonymy Lexical Contiguity: Metonymy and the Theory of Semantic Fields 3: Forms and Effects: Metonymy in Poetic Action Index Metonymy Amplification Metonymy Grammatical Metonymy Metonymic Presences 4: Beyond Theory: Metonymy in Critical Practice Metonymy and Translation Criticism Metonymy and Stylistic Criticism Metonymy and (Post-)Structuralist Criticism 5: Conclusion Endmatter Bibliography General Index Index of Passages DiscussedReviewsThis important book sheds light on four quite different fields: Greek poetic usage in its greatest age, and German, in its; translation studies; and, above all, poetic theory. The most important outcome is a new and greatly enhanced understanding of metonymy. Crucially, Matzner's theory of metonymy insists on the primacy of literary usage, and he conducts his theorizing, as all such theorizing should be conducted, as a negotiation between existing theory and significant literary instances. In the process, the limitations of existing theory- still stuck in the world of Greco-Roman rhetoric, with or without some pointers (but little more) from Roman Jakobson and some distractions from cognitive linguistics-are patiently, lucidly, and sensitively exposed. This is a work of great acumen and striking originality. * Professor Michael Silk, King's College London * Matzner's study makes a unique contribution to ancient literary criticism and rhetorical theory, and to theories of metaphor and figurative language more generally. A great strength of his approach lies in his deft orchestration of a Formalist focus on usage and aesthetic aspects of metonymy that produces a far-ranging and focused analysis. As the trope is central to ancient imagery, and yet has been poorly understood since Aristotle, we should be all the more grateful to Matzner for his lucid approach to key problems in defining its parameters and illuminating its intricacies. * Professor Nancy Worman, Barnard College and Columbia University * Author InformationSebastian Matzner is Lecturer in Comparative Literature at King's College London, where he earned his Ph.D. in Classics and Comparative Literature in 2012. His doctoral thesis, entitled 'The Forgotten Trope: Metonymy in Poetic Action', won the University of Heidelberg's Prize for Classical Philology and Literary Theory and he was subsequently awarded a Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship to pursue his postdoctoral research project 'Beautiful Tyrants: Postcolonial Reflections on Philhellenism in Rome and Germany' at the University of Oxford. After lectureships in Classics and Latin Language and Literature at Oxford and the University of Exeter respectively, he returned to King's College London in September 2015. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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