114 Pages
by
Routledge
114 Pages
by
Routledge
114 Pages
by
Routledge
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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... Read more
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
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Terence Hawkes
