The poetics of time : metaphors and blends in language and literature / Anna Piata.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Plata, Anna, author.

Series:

Figurative Thought and Language, 2405-6944 ; Volume 3

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Space and time in language.

Metaphor.

Time in literature.

Greek language, Modern--Style.

Greek language, Modern.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (207 pages) : illustrations.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam, [Netherlands] ; Philadelphia, [Pennsylvania] : John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2018.

Summary:

How does the concept of time, elusive and inconceivable as it may be, lend itself to verbal creativity? Is it possible to trace something like a “poetics of time”? This book embarks on this endeavor initiated by the assumption that verbal creativity can shed some new light on our understanding of time, challenging everyday linguistic patterns and manipulating mental representations in unforeseen ways. Drawing on empirical evidence from Modern Greek poetry, the book offers a unified account of time conceptualization along a continuum of various degrees of non-conventionality. It also shows, unlike what has been traditionally assumed in the literature, that creativity in the expression of time is not limited to metaphor but extends to other figurative tropes that are perhaps specific to poetry. Poetry thus transpires as an ideal testing frame for exploring temporal cognition and meaning construction alike.

Contents:

TIme, cognition, and poetics

The conceptual structure of time in MG

Creative metaphors of time

Highly creative metaphors of time

Non-metaphorical figurative expressions of time

Time from metaphor and beyond?

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

OCLC:

1491311158