More than Cool Reason: A Field Guide to Poetic Metaphor

Lakoff, George, Turner, Mark

ISBN 10: 0226468127 / ISBN 13: 9780226468129

Edité par The University Of Chicago Press, 1989

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• Titre: More than Cool Reason: A Field Guide to Poetic Metaphor
• Éditeur: The University Of Chicago Press
• Date de parution: 1989
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0226468127
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780226468129
• Reliure: Paperback
• État de l'article: Very Good

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Synopsis

"The authors restore metaphor to our lives by showing us that it's never gone away. We've merely been taught to talk as if it had: as though weather maps were more 'real' than the breath of autumn; as though, for that matter, Reason was really 'cool.' What we're saying whenever we say is a theme this book illumines for anyone attentive." — Hugh Kenner, Johns Hopkins University

"In this bold and powerful book, Lakoff and Turner continue their use of metaphor to show how our minds get hold of the world. They have achieved nothing less than a postmodern Understanding Poetry, a new way of reading and teaching that makes poetry again important." — Norman Holland, University of Florida

À propos de l?auteur

George Lakoff is professor emeritus of cognitive science and linguistics at the University of California, Berkeley. He is best known for his discovery of the detailed workings of metaphorical thought and how it structures our understanding of the world. He is the author or coauthor of numerous books, including Metaphors We Live By, also published by the University of Chicago Press.