Description: Yesterday's Muse, Inc. presents ... Metaphors of Mind: An Eighteenth-Century Dictionary ISBN:1421416883 Author:Pasanek, Brad Publisher:Johns Hopkins University Press Release Date:2015 Seller Category:-- Qty Available:1 Condition:Collectible: Excellent Sku: 2341652 Notes: First edition. Jacket spine head lightly bumped. 2015 Hard Cover. xv, 372 pp. A pathbreaking introduction to eighteenth-century metaphors of the mind that recasts the grand narrative of the Enlightenment in terms of its tropes and figures. An encyclopedic dictionary along the lines of Voltaire’s classic Dictionnaire Philosophique, Metaphors of Mind provides an in-depth look at the myriad ways in which Enlightenment writers used figures of speech to characterize the mind. Drawn from Brad Pasanek’s massive online archive, http://metaphorized.net, this volume constitutes a veritable treasury of mental metaphorics. Dividing the book into eleven broad metaphorical categories―Animals, Coinage, Court, Empire, Fetters, Impressions, Inhabitants, Metal, Mirror, Rooms, and Writing―Pasanek maps out constellations of metaphors. He frames his collection of literary excerpts in each section with a more descriptive and theoretical discussion of what he calls “desultory reading,” a form of unsystematic perusal of writing frequently employed by Enlightenment thinkers. By surveying the printed past alongside the digital present, the book treats eighteenth-century writing as its topic while essentially exemplifying its rhetorical approach. More than an exercise in quotation, this intellectual history offers illuminating readings of fragmentary literary works and confrontations with neoclassical and contemporary theories of metaphor. The book’s entries complicate received ideas about Locke’s blank slate, question M. H. Abrams’ claims about mirrors and lamps, and chart changing frequencies of metal metaphors in a moment of industrial revolution. The book also responds to current anxieties about reading and the mass digitization of literature, touching on recent discussions of “distant reading,” “shallow reading,” and “surface reading.” Promoting critical and creative anachronism, Metaphors of Mind redefines the notion of an archive in the age of Amazon and Google Books. Don't forget to check out other great deals in our eBay Store!!
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Author: Brad Pasanek
Publication Name: Metaphors of Mind : an Eighteenth-Century Dictionary
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication Year: 2015
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Item Weight: 23.1 Oz
Number of Pages: 392 Pages
