Myth, metaphor and science /

This book explores the way in which language is used in fiction, poetry and science. It examines the role of metaphor in structuring our thought, and questions any simplistic notion of creativity. There is an enquiry into the significance of myth for the modern writer. Why do our earliest narratives...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Wall, Alan
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chester [England] : Chester Academic Press, 2009.
Temas:
Metaphor.
Metaphor in literature.
Literature and myth.
Technical writing.
Creative writing.
Science > Language.
Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Métaphore.
Métaphore dans la littérature.
Littérature et mythe.
Rédaction technique.
Création littéraire.
Sciences > Langage.
metaphor.
technical writing.
Creative writing
Literature and myth
Metaphor
Metaphor in literature
Science > Language
Technical writing
Literature
Literature.
Littérature.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:This book explores the way in which language is used in fiction, poetry and science. It examines the role of metaphor in structuring our thought, and questions any simplistic notion of creativity. There is an enquiry into the significance of myth for the modern writer. Why do our earliest narratives return to haunt us at the end of history? The final essays ask what it means to attempt scientific descriptions of reality in words. Can language here ever be anything more than a clumsy approximation of mathematics. The book ends with a paper written jointly by the particle physicist Goronwy Tudor.
Notas:"Including 'The most beautiful experiment' by Goronwy Tudor Jones and Alan Wall."
Descripción Física:1 online resource (102 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781908258618
1908258616
1905929730
9781905929733

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