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What S In A Name
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Author : John Darling
language : en
Publisher: Xlibris
Release Date : 2000-07-01
What S In A Name written by John Darling and has been published by Xlibris this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-07-01 with categories.
What S In A Name
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Author : Mladen Dolar
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2014-11-12
What S In A Name written by Mladen Dolar and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-11-12 with Art categories.
A name always bears a symbolic mandate. As soon as false pretenders appear, questions arise as to the symbolic mandate's power, its validity and justification. Names refer to genealogies, yet thereby always involve a certain distribution of power. To arrogate a name is to arrogate power. There is a claim to power in every name, in assuming the social role that goes with it, in transmitting symbolic legacy, in social impact, in genealogical inscription. The story of false pretenders entails the moment of bemusement - one's feeling that, really, one is always a false pretender, as there's no way one could inhabit a name legitimately, naturally, feeling fully justified bearing the name one bears. No sufficient grounds can ever substantiate it; no name is ever covered by the Leibnizian principle of sufficient reason. The feeling of being an impostor, false pretender to a name, isn't personal sentiment or idiosyncrasy; it's a structural feeling accompanying names - their shadow and effect.
What S In A Name
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Author : Joan Booth
language : en
Publisher: Classical Press of Wales
Release Date : 2006-12-31
What S In A Name written by Joan Booth and has been published by Classical Press of Wales this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-12-31 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Latin poets and prose writers of the classical period and later used - and withheld - names subtly and to important effect. Here, in eleven new essays, an eminent international cast explore themes which include 'speaking' names, often involving bilingual Latin/Greek play; the ways in which persons and objects are named in contexts of invective or endearment; the significant suppression or changing of names; the religious and historical significances of names; the uses of names in literary catalogues; names as devices to structure a group of shorter poems.
What S In A Name
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Author : George Albert Wells
language : en
Publisher: Open Court Publishing
Release Date : 1993
What S In A Name written by George Albert Wells and has been published by Open Court Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Wells identifies influential mistakes about language embedded in the empiricist philosophical tradition of Locke, Russell and Ayer. He shows how these errors stimulated a religious backlash, in which faith became coupled with commonsense realism. He also covers behaviourism and magical thinking.
What S In A Name
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Author : Philip Dodd
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2008-12-30
What S In A Name written by Philip Dodd and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-12-30 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
A brilliant and personal literary journey, in which Philip Dodd tells the curious tales of people whose names--deliberately or by chance--became household words What's in a name? For Philip Dodd, this question led to an international tour, sleuthing the history of some of our most intriguing eponyms. The result is a collection of surprising, stranger-than-fiction stories from history, the arts, the halls of science, and sometimes simply the realm of serendipity. This armchair traveler's delight contains little-known tales of such immortal figures as: · Roy Jacuzzi, alive and well and still bubbling with ideas in Happy Valley, California · Joseph P. Frisbie, the baker whose pie tins inspired Wham-O's ubiquitous flying disc · Ernst Gräfenberg, for whom the G-spot was named · Samuel Maverick, the Texas pioneer who refused to brand his calves · And many other colorful figures From Belgium to Buenos Aires, from Orlando to Los Angeles, Dodd's readers go along for the ride. What's in a Name? is a marvelous tribute to people who changed our language--whether through hard work, creativity, or the luck of the draw.
Europe What S In A Name
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Author : Peter H. Gommers
language : en
Publisher: Leuven University Press
Release Date : 2001
Europe What S In A Name written by Peter H. Gommers and has been published by Leuven University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Art categories.
Europe is a word that is almost daily on our lips. But how far do we have to go back in order to find the origins of its name? The first part of this beautifully illustrated book traces the geographical and mythological basis of Europe's name. Who came up with the idea to distinguish the world in continents with proper names? The search will bring the reader back to the early history of mankind. How did the ancient Egyptians see the world and populations around them? Where did the Hebrews get the idea to split the world in three? And what was the world-picture in ancient Greece, laid down in geographic treatises and fragments? Where did the name 'Europe' originate from? Could it be from a person, either mortal or divine? In ancient Greek literature the name 'Europa' appears quite frequently for Greek goddesses and Greek women. Strangely enough, the best known Europa myth concerns a Phoenician princess, loved by the Greek god Zeus. Many mythographs doubt the Asian descent of the Phoenician Europa. Is her real origin to be located on mainland Greece? How can the contradicting Greek myths be interpreted, and was the name universally accepted as the name for the continent? In the second part of this book, the author tells the amazing story of how the Arts have treated the Europa myths for almost three millennia. He shows the extraordinary influence of the personification of the geographic continent Europe on literature, music, sculpture, painting, tapestry and other applied arts. All this clearly demonstrates the vivid interest in Europe for the subject throughout the ages and illustrates, according to Karel van Miert in his Foreword, our common European culture.
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Author : Sheela Banerjee
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2023-08-03
What S In A Name written by Sheela Banerjee and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-08-03 with History categories.
WINNER OF THE EASTERN EYE AWARD FOR NON-FICTION 'A brilliantly enlightening book' Michael Rosen 'A kaleidoscopic portrait of the UK' Irish Times 'I cannot recommend it highly enough' Priscilla Morris, author of Black Butterflies OUR NAMES OUR SO MUNDANE WE HARDLY NOTICE THEM. Yet behind each one lie countless stories: of belonging and persecution, colonialism and resistance, cultural inheritance and conflicted identity. In this intimate exploration of British multiculturalism, Sheela Banerjee traces the personal histories of friends and family through their names. Spanning centuries and continents - from west London to India, 1960s Jamaica to pre-Revolutionary Russia - What's in a Name? is a remarkable ode to friendship and a vital celebration of Britain's diverse history.
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Author : Pat Henshaw
language : en
Publisher: JMS Books LLC
Release Date : 2020-07-15
What S In A Name written by Pat Henshaw and has been published by JMS Books LLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-07-15 with Fiction categories.
On his thirtieth birthday, barista Jimmy Patterson decides to get rip-roaring drunk after his roommate-boyfriend abandons him at a bar in the tiny California foothills town of Stone Acres where they have relocated from San Francisco. Jimmy is immediately rescued by the burly owner of Stonewall Saloon, who has had his eye on Jimmy since the first time he came in months before. Jimmy’s fine with being saved but wants to know the bartender’s real name since the guy has worn name tags with an assortment of names every time Jimmy has spoken to him. After Jimmy nicknames him Guy, the bartender decides to turn guessing his first name into a game, giving Jimmy a guess a day for a week and promising to wine and dine him during that time. If Jimmy’s guess is wrong, he owes Guy a zing-zow, knock-your-socks-off kiss. Jimmy agrees since this sounds like a slam-dunk, win-win deal. While he searches for cringe-worthy given names, Jimmy is distracted by the destruction of his shopping mall coffee shop. He is also beset by the town council that doesn’t want him to buy an historic bank building in Old Town Stone Acres to set up another coffee shop. The celestial high of being romanced by Guy and the abyss of business worries don’t seem like the road to happily ever after. However, Jimmy and Guy might be in for a big surprise.
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Author : Eugene Ehrlich
language : en
Publisher: Holt Paperbacks
Release Date : 2014-01-28
What S In A Name written by Eugene Ehrlich and has been published by Holt Paperbacks this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-01-28 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
A fun and informative guide to the how and why of proper names and their haphazard entry into common English language by the author of the bestselling Amo, Amas, Amat and More. Mining the English language to turn up a colorful cast of characters, Eugene Ehrlich finds the historic and literary figures who have given their names to the English language in the interest of keeping it vibrant and their names alive. In What's in a Name? Ehrlich traces the history of eponymous words and their progenitors, illuminating the legacy of Louis Braille, inventor of the system of embossed printing for the blind; the verbal acrobatics of Baron Munchausen; the sadism of the Marquis de Sade; and much more. What's in a Name? will amuse and enlighten word buffs, history lovers, and trivia pursuers alike as Ehrlich, in his inimitable way, uncovers an exhaustive assemblage of characters who have left an indelible mark on the English language.
Sappi What S In A Name
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Author : Hugh F. Glen
language : en
Publisher: Jacana Media
Release Date : 2004
Sappi What S In A Name written by Hugh F. Glen and has been published by Jacana Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Nature categories.
Latin is not as widely spoken as it once was, even among well-educated people. Therefore, names that were once self-explanatory have, for most of us, lost their simplicity and become obscure.