
The Rule of Metaphor
Multi-disciplinary Studies of the Creation of Meaning in Language
Paul Ricouer(Author)
University of Toronto Press
Will be published approx. on 1. October 1981
Book
Paperback/Softback
384 pages
978-0-8020-6447-9 (ISBN)
Description
Originally published in English in 1978, this full-scale examination of the philosophy of metaphor from Aristotle to the present, brings together and discusses significant viewpoints on metaphor held by writers in various disciplines. These include linguistics and semantics, the philosophy of language, literary criticism, and aesthetics.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Toronto
Canada
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 149 mm
Thickness: 28 mm
Weight
590 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8020-6447-9 (9780802064479)
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Paul Ricouer was a French philosopher best known for combining phenomenological description with hermeneutic interpretation.