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- Title
Looking at and Looking Through: Icons as Mythical Sight.
- Authors
Faulkner, Blake
- Abstract
The icon occupies an important place in theological and philosophical discourse, especially within Christian traditions. This paper argues that the theological notion of iconicity offers unique insight into rhetorical constructions of the ineffable. Central to such a task is the imbrication of icons in mythology, indeed their absolute dependence on them. By locating the "secular" mythological icon in a non-religious speech given by David Foster Wallace, this analysis posits both the indissolubility of myths and icons as well as their rhetorical utility in understanding forms of representation.
- Subjects
WALLACE, David Foster, 1962-2008; MYTHOLOGY; MYTH; CHRISTIANITY; BAPTISM; DISCOURSE
- Publication
Western Journal of Communication, 2022, Vol 86, Issue 4, p503
- ISSN
1057-0314
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1080/10570314.2022.2087891