Metaphor

First published in 1972, this work examines the complex concept of metaphor. 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.

Autorentext

Terence Hawkes

Inhalt

General Editor's Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. Metaphor and Figurative Language 2. The Classical View 3. Sixteenth, Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century Views 4. The Romantic View 5. Some Twentieth-Century Views 6. Conclusions; Bibliography; Index