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The World of Imagery: Metaphor and Kindred Imagery: Routledge Revivals

Autor Stephen J. Brown
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 6 ian 2025
Originally published in 1927, The World of Imagery is a study of the use of metaphor, simile, and other forms of literary imagery from the ancient Hebrew to the early twentieth century. It looks at the theory, including the nature and function of metaphor, followed by the application in various settings and finally showing illustrations and examples in everyday life.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781032950990
ISBN-10: 1032950994
Pagini: 364
Dimensiuni: 138 x 216 mm
Greutate: 0.83 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția Routledge
Seria Routledge Revivals

Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom

Public țintă

Adult education, General, and Postgraduate

Cuprins

Acknowledgments.  Introductory.  Part I: Theory  1. Genesis and Raison D’Être of Metaphor  2. The Nature of Metaphor  3. The Nature of Metaphor (continued)  4. The Functions of Metaphor  5. The Sources of Imagery  6. Simile  7. Minor Forms of Imagery  Part II: Application  1. Metaphor and the Science of Language  2. Imagery in Rhetoric and Composition  3. Illustration in Homiletics  4. Metaphor and Logic  5. Metaphor and Theology  6. Metaphor in Common Speech  Part III: Illustration  1. The Body and Dress  2. Familiar Objects  3. Food and Common Substances  4. The “Elements”  5. Aspects of Nature  6. The Plant World  7. Animals  8. Arts and Crafts  9. Occupations and Common Activities  10. The Sciences  11. Miscellaneous. Index.

Notă biografică

Stephen James Meredith Brown (1881–1962) was a Jesuit priest, bibliographer, and librarian. He was ordained as a Jesuit priest in 1914. Interested in producing firstly Irish and later catholic bibliographies, he earned an international reputation as a bibliographer. He founded the Central Catholic Library in 1922, he is remembered today as a major bibliographer of Irish literature.

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Originally published in 1927, The World of Imagery is a study of the use of metaphor, simile, and other forms of literary imagery from the ancient Hebrew to the early twentieth century.