The Rule of Metaphor: Multidisciplinary Studies of the Creation of Meaning in Language
Paul Ricœur
384 pages, Paperback
ISBN: 0802064477
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Language: English
Publish: October 1, 1981
20th CenturyFranceLanguageLinguisticsLiterary CriticismNonfictionPhilosophyTheologyTheoryWriting
Originally published in English in 1978, this full-scale examination of the philosophy of metaphor from Aristotle to the present, brings together and discusses significant viewpoints on metaphor held by writers in various disciplines. These include linguistics and semantics, the philosophy of language, literary criticism, and aesthetics.