Metaphor e-bog
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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 religious ...
E-bog
230,54 DKK
Forlag
Routledge
Udgivet
12 juni 2007
Længde
176 sider
Genrer
Literary theory
Sprog
English
Format
pdf
Beskyttelse
LCP
ISBN
9781134461271
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 Eastrelates metaphor to the public realms of culture and politics and the way in which these influence the literary examines metaphor in relation to literary theory, philosophy, psychoanalysis and postcolonial studies illustrates his argument with specific examples from western and eastern literature and poetry. This comprehensive and engaging book emphasizes the significance of metaphor to literary studies, as well as its relevance to cultural studies, linguistics and philosophy.