Topos og motiv. Et forskningshistorisk rids
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 16944659 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Christian Dahl (0000-0003-0708-7703, University of Copenhagen, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue | 123 |
| Pages | 23-36 |
| Publication date | 2017-08-28 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | K&K - Kultur og Klasse (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0905-6998 • E-ISSN: 2246-2589 |
| Publisher | Det Kgl. Bibliotek/Royal Danish Library (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.7146/kok.v45i123.96827 |
| OpenAlex | W2763537590 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 4 |
The aim of this article is to clarify how literary topology relates historically and conceptually to the study of literary motifs. Topos and motif are associated concepts in literary theory, but attempts to define and compare them are evasive and few. While literary topology was, according to Ernst Robert Curtius, founded on the basis of classical rhetoric and concerned primarily the literary tradition of rhetorical eloquence, the notion of motif was, as I will argue, on the contrary conceived as a critical term at a time when rhetoric was loosing its grip on literary criticism at the end of the 18th century. My article will survey a number of influential positions in the history of literary theory and criticism concerning the study of motifs and topoi from Goethe to contemporary contextualist approaches
Aesthetics · Art · Criticism · Epistemology · Linguistics · Literary criticism · Literature · Rhetoric · Rhetorical question · Topos theory · Philosophy · Rhetoric and Communication Studies
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.22 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2020 (4) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |