The Language of Objects: Deixis in Descriptive Greek Epigrams

by Federica Scicolone

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9004545506
• ISBN13: 9789004545502
• Release Date: November 2023
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 340 Pages