Metaphor by Terence Hawkes
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.
Terence Hawkes is Emeritus Professor of English at Cardiff University. He is the author of a number of books on literary theory and on Shakespeare, including Structuralism and Semiotics (1977), That Shakespearian Rag (1986) and Meaning by Shakespeare (1992). He is also General Editor of the Accents on Shakespeare series published by Routledge.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781138238121 |
| ISBN 10 | 1138238120 |
| Title | Metaphor |
| Author | Terence Hawkes |
| Series | The Critical Idiom Reissued |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Routledge |
| Year published | 2018-07-04 |
| Number of pages | 114 |
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