The Rule of Metaphor: Multi-disciplinary Studies of the Creation of Meaning in Language (University of Toronto Romance Series)
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| Rating | : | 4.40 (527 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0802064477 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 384 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-05-15 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Paul Ricouer was a French philosopher best known for combining phenomenological description with hermeneutic interpretation.
These include linguistics and semantics, the philosophy of language, literary criticism, and aesthetics.. Originally published in English in 1978, this full-scale examination of the philosophy of metaphor from Aristotle to the present, brings together and discusses significant viewpoints on metaphor held by writers in various disciplines
'I do not think that anyone would fail to find illumination and challenge in reading him.' - Times Literary Supplement
Leslie Gardner said essential and brilliant reading. it goes without my saying that this is utterly engrossing and smart from a top scholar in his field (and a few others)the overall trajectory builds to a peak and then winds down - an international history of metaphor from ancient times to present, pointing out implications and also absolute constitutive effect of metaphor - essential reading