UID:
almahu_9949385328902882
Format:
1 online resource (xii, 132 pages) :
,
illustrations (black and white).
ISBN:
1000482367
,
9781032130378
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1032130377
,
9781000482379
,
1000482375
,
9781000482362
Series Statement:
Routledge focus on literature
Content:
This book investigates the origins of figurative language in literary discourse within a cognitive framework. It represents an interface between linguistics and literature and develops a 6-tier theoretical model which analyses the different factors contributing to the creation of figurative words and expressions. By examining features ranging from language structure to figurative thought, cultural history, reference, narrative and the personal experience of authors, it develops a global overview of the processes involved. Due to its particularly innovative characteristics in literature, the theme of death is explored in relation to universal concepts such as love and time. These aspects are discussed in the light of well-known authors in comparative literature such as D.H. Lawrence, Simone De Beauvoir, Hermann Hesse and Jorge Luis Borges. The origins can involve complex conceptual mappings in figures of speech such as metaphor and symbolism. They are often at the roots of an author's personal desires or represent the search for answers to human existence. This approach offers a wide variety of new ideas and research possibilities for postgraduate and research students in modern languages, linguistics and literature. It would also be of interest to academic researchers in these disciplines as well as the general public who would like to delve deeper into the relevant fields.
Note:
"Routledge Focus"--PDF image of cover.
Additional Edition:
Print version: Trim, Richard, 1950- Mapping the origins of figurative language in comparative literature. New York, NY : Routledge, 2022 ISBN 9781032130354
Language:
English
Subjects:
Comparative Studies. Non-European Languages/Literatures
Keywords:
Electronic books.
URL:
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781032130378
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