Metaphor

Denis Donoghue

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ISBN 9780674430662

Publication Date: 04/22/2014

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240 pages

5-1/2 x 8-1/4 inches

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Introduction
Figure
After Aristotle
No Resemblance
“It Ensures That Nothing Goes without a Name”
Not Quite against Metaphor
The Motive for Metaphor
Notes
Acknowledgments
Index

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