1 option
Farnsworth's Classical English metaphor / by Ward Farnsworth.
Van Pelt Library P325.5.M47 F35 2015
Available
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Farnsworth, Ward, 1967- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Metaphor.
- Semantics.
- English language--Terms and phrases.
- English language.
- Genre:
- Dictionaries.
- Physical Description:
- xv, 243 pages ; 24 cm
- Other Title:
- Classical English metaphor
- Place of Publication:
- Jaffrey, New Hampshire : David R. Godine · Publisher, 2016.
- Contents:
- Chapter 1 Sources & Uses of Comparisons 3
- Chapter 2 The Use of Animals to Describe Humans 22
- Chapter 3 The Use of Nature to Describe Abstractions 46
- Chapter 4 The Use of Nature to Describe Inner States 65
- Chapter 5 The Use of Nature to Describe Language 84
- Chapter 6 Human Biology 101
- Chapter 7 Extreme People & States 116
- Chapter 8 Occupations & Institutions 126
- Chapter 9 Circumstances 143
- Chapter 10 The Classical World & Other Sources of Story 155
- Chapter 11 Architecture & Other Man-Made Things 175
- Chapter 12 Personification 195
- Chapter 13 The Construction of Similes 204
- Chapter 14 The Construction of Metaphors 227.
- Notes:
- Sources and uses of comparisons-The use of animals to describe humans-The use of nature to describe abstractions-The use of nature to describe inner states-The use of nature and other sources to describe language-Human biology-Extreme people-Occupations-Extreme circumstances-The classical world and other sources of story-Architecture and other man-made things-Personification-The construction of similes-The construction of metaphors.
- ISBN:
- 9781567925487
- 1567925480
- OCLC:
- 943553442
- Publisher Number:
- 40025793291
The Penn Libraries is committed to describing library materials using current, accurate, and responsible language. If you discover outdated or inaccurate language, please fill out this feedback form to report it and suggest alternative language.