THE CONCEPT LIFE AS A CONSTITUENT OF THE EKPHRASIS IN JOHN BERGER’S ESSAY FAYUM PORTRAIT PAINTERS”: A LINGUO-COGNITIVE ANALYSIS
Journal Title: «Вчені записки Таврійського національного університету імені В. І. Вернадського. Серія: Філологія. Соціальні комунікації» - Year 2018, Vol 29, Issue 1
Abstract
The article presents the results of the linguo-cognitive analysis of the role of the concept LIFE in the construction of the ekphrasis of the Fayum portraits in the essay by John Berger. It is revealed that the concept LIFE is actualized in the essay in the totality of is logical, pictorial, metaphorical, and axiological components and it is a key constituent of the ekphrasis since it performs an important role in constructing the complex meaning of the description of the Fayum portraits. First, the concept LIFE is used to present the information about the Fayum portraits as works of art. Second, this concept is an element of the description of the world represented in the Fayum portraits. Third, reflections on the works of art are based upon the concept LIFE. And fourth, the concept LIFE is essential to the contexts where the emotional perception of the Fayum portraits is discussed.
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Т. В. Луньова
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