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Book Cover for: More Than Cool Reason: A Field Guide to Poetic Metaphor, George Lakoff

More Than Cool Reason: A Field Guide to Poetic Metaphor

George Lakoff

"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

Book Details

  • Publisher: University of Chicago Press
  • Publish Date: Feb 15th, 1989
  • Pages: 237
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 8.46in - 5.53in - 0.60in - 0.65lb
  • EAN: 9780226468129
  • Categories: • Poetry

About the Author

Lakoff, George: - George Lakoff is professor emeritus of cognitive science and linguistics at the University of California, Berkeley. He is best known for his discovery of the detailed workings of metaphorical thought and how it structures our understanding of the world. He is the author or coauthor of numerous books, including Metaphors We Live By, also published by the University of Chicago Press.
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.

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