Metaphor / David Punter.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Punter, David.

Series:

New critical idiom

The new critical idiom

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Metaphor.

Physical Description:

158 pages ; 20 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2007.

Summary:

Metaphor is a central concept in literary studies, but it is also prevalent in everyday language and speech. Recent literary theories such as postmodernism and deconstruction have transformed the study of the text and revolutionised our thinking about metaphor. In this illuminating volume, David Punter: Establishes the classical background of metaphor from its philosophical roots to the religious and political tradition of metaphor in the East. Relates metaphor to the public realms of culture and politics and the way in which these influence the literary. Examines metaphor in relation to literary theory, philosophy psychoanalysis and postcolonial studies. Illustrates his argument with specific examples from Western and Eastern literature and poetry. This comprehensive and engaging book emphasises the significance of metaphor to literary studies, as well as its relevance to cultural studies, linguistics and philosophy.

Contents:

1 The Classical Problem: Figurative Language 11

2 Eastern and Western Metaphor 26

3 Public Metaphor 42

4 Metaphor and the 'Text Instead' 57

5 Metaphor and Psychoanalysis 72

6 Metaphor, the Uncanny, Deja-vu 87

7 Metaphor, Difference, Untranslatability 102

8 Metaphor and the Postcolonial Turn 113

9 Some Examples and Limits 125.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [149]-155) and index.

ISBN:

9780415281652

0415281652

0415281660

9780415281669

OCLC:

76361311