AtD, naming

[Ian Livingston]

Ah, here's that post about naming.  Genisis chapter 2, verse 19ff.

On Tue, Apr 29, 2008 at 11:21 PM, Page <page at quesnelbc.com> wrote:

>  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.
>
> Page
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Mark Kohut <markekohut at yahoo.com>
> *To:* pynchon -l <pynchon-l at waste.org>
> *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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