The Language of Objects: Deixis in Descriptive Greek Epigrams (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9789004545502)

The Language of Objects sheds new light on the sub-genre of Greek descriptive epigram, focusing on deictic reference as a springboard to understand three different approaches to the materiality of texts: imagination-oriented deixis, pointing to referents conjured in the reader's mind; ocular deixis, addressing perceivable referents; displaced deixis, underscoring the subjective response of readers/viewers. Uniquely combining overlooked verse-inscriptions and well-known literary and inscribed texts, which are freshly re-examined through a cognitive lens, this volume explores the evolution of deixis in descriptive epigrams dating from the pre-Hellenistic period to Late Antiquity. With its original analysis, the book pushes forward the study of Greek epigram and current understanding of deixis in ancient poetry.

Author: Federica Scicolone
ISBN-10: 9004545506
ISBN-13: 9789004545502
Publisher: Brill
Language: English
Published: 11/01/2023
Pages: 340
Format: Hardcover