Donoghue, Denis
Metaphor
- ISBN 13:
- 9780674430662
- author:
- Donoghue, Denis
- format:
- HardBack
- publisher:
- Harvard University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2014
- Pages:
- 240
- Dimensions:
- 21.5 x 14.6 x 2.2 cm
- Genre:
- Poetry, Drama & Criticism, History & Criticism, ,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Denis Donoghue explores the power and versatility of metaphor in language. A metaphor is a figure of speech that carries an ordinary word across to something unexpected, enriching our experience by bringing different associations to mind. At its core, metaphor allows for the greatest freedom in language use, exempting it from local duties of reference and denotation. This enables metaphors to conspire with the mind in its enjoyment of freedom, celebrating imaginative life. Donoghue's study delves into the history of metaphor, from Aristotle to George Lakoff, and addresses whether metaphors can truly die. Through his readings of Wallace Stevens and reflections on Aquinas' Latin hymns, as well as autobiographical insights, Donoghue shares his accumulated wisdom on decades of reading and a love of language and life.
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