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The Cave

The Evolution of a Metaphoric Field- From Homer to Ariosto

Guy R Mermier (Herausgeber)

Florence M Weinberg (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

344 Seiten

1986
Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers (Verlag)
978-0-8204-0268-0 (ISBN)

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Taking Plato's Myth of the Cave as its starting point, this study traces the archetype of the cave back to its origins in Homer and forward through the ages to Ariosto. The symbolism of the Cave is multi-faceted and complex, and together with its ramifications it forms a metaphoric field that remains relatively stable during Antiquity, changing radically in some respects as the Western world shifts from polytheism to Christianity. In all contexts and times the cave remains a symbol of unformed or unrefined material being, whether viewed as man's animal nature, or as Mother Earth herself. Although generally seen as a prison or lowly state of being, it can be seductive, nurturing, a source of healing, wisdom, or inspiration. All Western myths present man as earthborn, formed of clay by Prometheus or by the Creator in Genesis; in the end, he returns to the earthy womb/tomb of his origin.

Contents: Plato's Myth of the Cave - Homer's Caves in the Odyssey - The Cave as locus amoenus - The Monster's Lair - The Sacred Cave - Peredur - Gottfried von Strassburg's Minnegrotte - Sir Gawain's Green Chapel-Merlin's Cave.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	31.12.1986
Reihe/Serie	Studies in the Humanities ; 4
Zusatzinfo	Illustrations, unspecified
Sprache	englisch
Gewicht	540 g
Themenwelt	Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Wörterbuch / Fremdsprachen
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Latein / Altgriechisch
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Sprachwissenschaft
ISBN-10	0-8204-0268-0 / 0820402680
ISBN-13	978-0-8204-0268-0 / 9780820402680
Zustand	Neuware