Homeric Imagery and the Natural Environment

William Brockliss, responding to George Lakoff’s and Mark Johnson’s analysis of metaphor, explores the Homeric poets’ use of concrete concepts drawn from the Greek natural environment to aid their audiences’ understanding of abstract concepts. In particular, he considers Homeric images associating flowers with deception, disorder, and death.

William Brockliss, raspunzand analizei metaforei a lui George Lakoff si Mark Johnson, exploreaza utilizarea de catre poetii homeri a conceptelor concrete extrase din mediul natural grecesc pentru a ajuta publicul sa inteleaga conceptele abstracte. In special, el considera imagini homerice care asociaza florile cu inselaciunea, dezordinea si moartea.