Farnsworth's Classical English metaphor / by Ward Farnsworth.

Author/creator Farnsworth, Ward, 1967-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoJaffrey, New Hampshire : David R. Godine, 2016.
Descriptionxv, 243 pages ; 24 cm
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Subjects

Portion of title Classical English metaphor
Contents Sources and uses of comparisons -- The use of animals to describe humans -- The use of nature to describe abstractions -- The use of nature to describe inner states -- The use of nature and other sources to describe language -- Human biology -- Extreme people -- Occupations -- Extreme circumstances -- The classical world and other sources of story -- Architecture and other man-made things -- Personification -- The construction of similes -- The construction of metaphors.
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LCCN 2015024981
ISBN9781567925487 (hardcover)
ISBN1567925480 (hardcover)