Fire Metaphors: Discourses of Awe and Authority by Jonathan Charteris-Black (Eng

Description: Fire Metaphors by Jonathan Charteris-Black This detailed study of fire metaphors provides a deep understanding of the purposeful work of metaphor in discourse. It analyses how and why fire metaphors are used in discourses of awe (mythology and religion) and authority (political speeches and media reports).Fire serves as a productive and salient lexical field for metaphors that seek to create awe and impose authority. These metaphors offer a rich linguistic and conceptual resource for authors of mythologies, theologies, literature, speeches and journalism, and provide insight into the rich interplay of thought, language and culture.This book explores the purpose of fire metaphors in genres ranging from the Norse sagas to religious texts, from Shakespeare to British and American political speeches. Ultimately it arrives at an understanding of the rhetorical work that metaphor accomplishes in communicating evaluations and ideologies. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Jonathan Charteris-Black is Professor of Linguistics at University of West of England, UK. Table of Contents Table of ContentsList of FiguresAcknowledgementsPART I: FIRE IN CULTURE, LANGUAGE AND THOUGHT1. The Meaning of Fire2. Investigating Fire Metaphors3. Fire, Emotion and CognitionPART II: FIRE IN RELIGIOUS DISCOURSE4. Fire in the Abrahamic Religions5. Fire in Zoroastrianism6. Fire in HinduismPART III: FIRE IN POLITICAL DISCOURSE7. Fire & Authority in 16th Century England: Foxes Book of Martyrs8. Fire Metaphors in British Political Rhetoric9. Fire Metaphors in American Political Rhetoric10. Fire Metaphors in Visual Media: British Political CartoonsAppendix 1 - British SampleAppendix 2 – American SampleReferencesIndex Review The book is successful both as an analysis of metaphor and an introduction to each of the text types it discusses. A broad range of linguists, religious studies scholars, theologians, and political scientists will find something useful within it, and the ability to draw them together in one text is especially admirable. * CADAAD *[It is] a substantial, relevant and important contribution, much like the authors previous works. There can be no reservation in recommending it. * Discourse & Communication *Impressively detailed ... there is little doubt as to the contribution this monograph makes to the field: not only does it enhance our understanding of how we conceptualise fire ... but also proves how the intricacies of metaphoric thinking have and will continue to shape some of the most crucial aspects of the world in which we live. * Metaphor and the Social World *The pheonomenon of fire has fascinated humans from the very beginnings of our history. In this highly accessible book, Jonathan Charteris-Black spells out the reasons why this is the case. Through doing a detailed cognitive linguistic analysis, he shows the metaphor-based symbolic meanings of fire in many of its uses in mythology, culture, religion, and current politics. A superb achievement - with wide-ranging implications for understanding how language, culture, and mind work together. -- Zoltán Kövecses, Professor of Linguistics, Eötvös Loránd University, HungaryJonathan Charteris-Black explores fire-metaphors across space and time, but argues an ambitious thesis. Fire is not simply a metaphor, but rather a transformative force from which metaphor itself arises as a linguistic universal. This book is rigorous and challenging. -- Terrell Carver, Professor of Political Theory, University of Bristol, UK Promotional Examines the wide use of fire metaphors in discourses of awe and authority, from religious texts to contemporary political speeches. Review Quote The pheonomenon of fire has fascinated humans from the very beginnings of our history. In this highly accessible book, Jonathan Charteris-Black spells out the reasons why this is the case. Through doing a detailed cognitive linguistic analysis, he shows the metaphor-based symbolic meanings of fire in many of its uses in mythology, culture, religion, and current politics. A superb achievement - with wide-ranging implications for understanding how language, culture, and mind work together. Promotional "Headline" Examines the wide use of fire metaphors in discourses of awe and authority, from religious texts to contemporary political speeches. Feature Employs corpus techniques and brings together interesting fields of discourse Details ISBN1472532546 Year 2016 ISBN-10 1472532546 ISBN-13 9781472532541 Format Hardcover Publication Date 2016-11-17 Media Book Pages 248 Imprint Bloomsbury Academic Subtitle Discourses of Awe and Authority DOI CBID183173 Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 808.032 Short Title Fire Metaphors Language English UK Release Date 2016-11-17 NZ Release Date 2016-11-17 Author Jonathan Charteris-Black Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Audience Tertiary & Higher Education AU Release Date 2016-11-16 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:126348817;

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