| More Than Cool Reason: A Field Guide to Poetic Metaphor Contributor(s): Lakoff, George (Author), Turner, Mark (Author) |
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ISBN: 0226468127 ISBN-13: 9780226468129 Publisher: University of Chicago Press OUR PRICE: $27.72 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 1989 Annotation: "The authors restore metaphor to our lives by showing us that it's never gone away. We've merely been taught to talk as if it had: as though weather maps were more 'real' than the breath of autumn; as though, for that matter, Reason was really 'cool.' What we're saying whenever we say is a theme this book illumines for anyone attentive." -- Hugh Kenner, Johns Hopkins University "In this bold and powerful book, Lakoff and Turner continue their use of metaphor to show how our minds get hold of the world. They have achieved nothing less than a postmodern Understanding Poetry, a new way of reading and teaching that makes poetry again important." -- Norman Holland, University of Florida |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Poetry |
| Dewey: 808.1 |
| LCCN: 88029306 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.53" W x 8.46" (0.65 lbs) 237 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The authors restore metaphor to our lives by showing us that it's never gone away. We've merely been taught to talk as if it had: as though weather maps were more 'real' than the breath of autumn; as though, for that matter, Reason was really 'cool.' What we're saying whenever we say is a theme this book illumines for anyone attentive. -- Hugh Kenner, Johns Hopkins University In this bold and powerful book, Lakoff and Turner continue their use of metaphor to show how our minds get hold of the world. They have achieved nothing less than a postmodern Understanding Poetry, a new way of reading and teaching that makes poetry again important. -- Norman Holland, University of Florida |
Contributor Bio(s): Turner, Mark: - Mark Turner is Institute Professor and professor of cognitive science at Case Western Reserve University and the founding director of the Cognitive Science Network.Lakoff, George: - George Lakoff is Distinguished Professor of Cognitive Science and Linguistics at the University of California, Berkeley. He is the author or coauthor of numerous books. |