Translating Investments Metaphor and the Dynamics of Cultural Change in Tudor-Stuart England |
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| Author:
| Anderson, Judith H. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8232-2421-0 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2005 |
| Publisher: | Fordham University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $70.00 |
Book Description:
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In this wide-ranging book, Judith Anderson studies the functioning of metaphor as a constructive force within language, religious doctrine and politics, literature, rhetoric, and economics. She construes metaphor as a form of scaffolding fundamental to human culture. From beginning to end, this study not only shows how history and theory can be mutually enlightening, but touches also upon the present, engaging questions about language, rhetoric, and reading within poststructuralism and...
More DescriptionIn this wide-ranging book, Judith Anderson studies the functioning of metaphor as a constructive force within language, religious doctrine and politics, literature, rhetoric, and economics. She construes metaphor as a form of scaffolding fundamental to human culture. From beginning to end, this study not only shows how history and theory can be mutually enlightening, but touches also upon the present, engaging questions about language, rhetoric, and reading within poststructuralism and neocognitivism.