About this title: 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 religious and political tradition of metaphor in the East; relates metaphor to the public realms of culture and politics and the way in which these influence the literary; examines metaphor in relation to ...
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Taylor & Francis(Routledge)
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780415281669ISBN:0415281660
Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 7.795 by 5.079 inches. 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 metaphor is a central concept in literary studies, but it is also prevalent in everyday language ... read more
Binding: Hardback
Publisher: Taylor & Francis(Routledge)
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780415281652ISBN:0415281652
Description: BRAND NEW HARDBACK. 7.795 by 5.079 inches. This book is printed on demand. (allow 1-2 weeks for printing) 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 metaphor is a central concept in ... read more
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