AtD, naming

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Mark et. al.,

Mark: We discussed "a word's reach should exceed its grasp, or what's a metaphor?" Metaphor involves naming in reverse. Names denote things. It is the essence of metaphor that things are not named in the ordinary way. Things are shown (and more), and things (parts of the universe) can be examples. The arrow of denotation runs backwards from world to word. But it is not a weaker relationship. Arguably a more important one.

If OBA doesn't love a good metaphor, I don't know who does. 

Can't find a bible. Doesn't Genesis include naming everything? Nouns.

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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Mark Kohut 
  To: pynchon -l 
  Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2008 4:20 AM
  Subject: AtD, naming


             Bekah:
             Is there something about naming or 
             not naming that's important? 

  I think there is in AtD...haven't figured it all out...but first, think Genesis?
  to give a name is to have a relationship with?.....

  and things not named are sometimes classic preterite places in AtD?



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