In this updated edition of his brief, engaging book, Robert J. Fogelin examines figures of speech that concern meaning-irony, hyperbole, understatement, similes, metaphors, and others-to show how they work and to explain their attraction.
In this updated edition of his brief, engaging book, Robert J. Fogelin examines figures of speech that concern meaning-irony, hyperbole, understatement, similes, metaphors, and others-to show how they work and to explain their attraction.
Robert Fogelin is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at Dartmouth College. He is the author of Hume's Skeptical Crisis.
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Preface to the First Edition Preface to the Revised Edition 1.: Introduction 1-7 2.: Figurative Predications 8-25 3.: Figurative Comparisons: The Traditional View 26-32 4.: The Standard Criticisms of Comparativism 33-70 5.: A Dilemma for Theories of Metaphor 71-78 6.: A Theory of Figurative Comparisons 79-98 7.: Clarifications and Elaborations 99-133 A Concluding Note 134 Works Cited 135-37 Index
Preface to the First Edition Preface to the Revised Edition 1.: Introduction 1-7 2.: Figurative Predications 8-25 3.: Figurative Comparisons: The Traditional View 26-32 4.: The Standard Criticisms of Comparativism 33-70 5.: A Dilemma for Theories of Metaphor 71-78 6.: A Theory of Figurative Comparisons 79-98 7.: Clarifications and Elaborations 99-133 A Concluding Note 134 Works Cited 135-37 Index
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