Naslov
The Originality of Alciphron’s Erotic Metaphors and their Value as Evidence of (dis)Unity of his Work

Autori
Hajdarević, Sabira

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, neobjavljeni rad, znanstveni

Skup
The Letters of Alciphron: to be or not to be a work (Les Lettres d'Alciphron: la possibilité d'une œuvre)

Mjesto i datum
Nica, Francuska, 10.06.2016. - 11.06.2016

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
Alciphron ; Greek fictional epistolography ; erotica ; erotic metaphors

Sažetak
Summary Alciphron’s letter collection consists of four books, named after its correspondents: Letters of fishermen, Letters of farmers, Letters of parasites and Letters of courtesans. The collection seems like a medley of separate worlds loosely joined together into a four-piece collection, while each of the books itself functions as a miniature letter-collection within. However, it has been observed long time ago that there are scarce features interconnecting the books: courtesans appear throughout the collection, some letters are “sent” to recipients outside the “domicile” book, some correspondents dream of “escaping” from their books by attempting a change of occupation (and they all fail), erotic letters appear in all books, etc. This research attempts to investigate prospective similar connections (or the lack of them) between books I-IV. The focus is on Alciphron’s erotic vocabulary: first the lexical origin of his erotic expressions is scrutinized (by introduction of so called “fields or origin”) and later the very usage of those expressions (i.e. the meanings achieved in contexts of their letters). The results of both analyses - prospective concordances or discrepancies discovered throughout books 1-4 - will be used as tools for resolving the dilemma given in the title of the paper.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Filologija, Književnost

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