Metaphor
Published on 6. July 2017
114 pages
978-1-315-29807-8 (ISBN)
Description
First published in 1972, this work examines the complex concept of metaphor. It defines the term by placing the various key ideas about the nature of metaphor in their literary and social context, and in doing so, it traces the developing history of the concept. This account has considerable range, beginning with Aristotle and ending with the work of modern linguist and anthropologists. From this analysis emerge two opposed yet complementary ideas: the classical view of metaphor, which sees metaphor as a detachable device imported into language, and the romantic view, which sees metaphor as inseparable from language.
This book will be of interest to those studying English literature and language.
This book will be of interest to those studying English literature and language.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Reflowable
File size
0,13 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-315-29807-8 (9781315298078)
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Content
General Editor's Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. Metaphor and Figurative Language 2. The Classical View 3. Sixteenth, Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century Views 4. The Romantic View 5. Some Twentieth-Century Views 6. Conclusions; Bibliography; Index
