A Theory of Metaphor: Truth, Falsity, and the Uncanny
Author:   Fredric V. Bogel
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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Pages:   108
Publication Date:   16 September 2025
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A Theory of Metaphor: Truth, Falsity, and the Uncanny


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Author:   Fredric V. Bogel
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.220kg
ISBN:  

9781032909004


ISBN 10:   1032909005
Pages:   108
Publication Date:   16 September 2025
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction: A Theory of Metaphor; 2. Processing Metaphor: Resistance and Interpretation; 3. Metaphor and Biblical Interpretation; 4. The Persistence of the Tenor: Falsity in Truth; 5. The Decline of Literal Truth and Reference; 6. Poems as Metaphors: To Truth through Fiction; 7. The Double Transit of Metaphor. Metaphor and The Uncanny; 8. Novelty and The End State of Metaphor. Uncanny Doubling; 9. The Uncanny: Psychoanalytic and Metaphoric; 10. Metaphor and Affect: The Uncanny, Paradox, Wonder, Religion; 11. Conclusion; Appendix; Bibliography; Index

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Fredric V. Bogel is Professor of English, emeritus, at Cornell University, USA. He is the author of New Formalist Criticism: Theory and Practice (2013).

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