This detailed study of fire metaphors provides a deep understanding of the purposeful work of metaphor in discourse. It analyses how and why fire metaphors are used in discourses of awe (mythology and religion) and authority (political speeches and media reports). Fire serves as a productive and salient lexical field for metaphors that seek to create awe and impose authority. These metaphors offer a rich linguistic and conceptual resource for authors of mythologies, theologies, literature, speeches and journalism, and provide insight into the rich interplay of thought, language and culture. This book explores the purpose of fire metaphors in genres ranging from the Norse sagas to religious texts, from Shakespeare to British and American political speeches. Ultimately it arrives at an understanding of the rhetorical work that metaphor accomplishes in communicating evaluations and ideologies.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN-13
9781472532541
eBay Product ID (ePID)
228261997
Product Key Features
Book Title
Fire Metaphors: Discourses of Awe and Authority
Author
Jonathan Charteris-Black
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Literature
Publication Year
2016
Type
Study Guide
Number of Pages
248 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
234mm
Item Width
156mm
Item Weight
531g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Jonathan Charteris-Black
Topic Area
Data Analysis
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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