174 Pages
by
Routledge
174 Pages
by
Routledge
176 Pages
by
Routledge
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Metaphor is a central concept in literary studies, but it is also prevalent in everyday language and speech. Recent literary theories such as postmodernism and deconstruction have transformed the study of the text and revolutionized our thinking about metaphor.
In this fascinating volume, David Punter:
establishes the classical background of the term from its philosophical roots to the... Read more
Introduction 1. The Classical Problem: Figurative Language 2. Eastern and Western Metaphor 3. Public Metaphor 4. Metaphor and the ‘Text Instead’ 5. Metaphor and Psychoanalysis 6. Metaphor, The Uncanny, Déjà-vu 7. Metaphor, Difference, Untranslateability 8. Metaphor and the Postcolonial Turn 9. Some Examples and Limits 10. Conclusion Glossary Bibliography
Biography
David Punter is Professor of English Literature at the University of Bristol. He has published widely on Gothic, romantic and contemporary literature, psychoanalysis, postcolonial studies and literary theory.
