Metaphors of Mind in Fiction and Psychology /

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Curiosity about the human mind -- what it is and how it functions -- began long before modern psychology. But because the mind and its processes are so elusive, they could be described only by means of metaphor. Michael Kearns, in this prize-winning study, examines the development of metaphors of th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Kearns, Michael S., 1947-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, 1987.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Psychology and literature.
Psychology.
Psychological fiction, English.
Mind and body in literature.
Mind and body.
Metaphor.
English fiction.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
metaphor.
Metaphore.
Psychologie > Histoire.
Psychologie et litterature.
Esprit et corps dans la litterature.
Roman anglais > 19e siecle > Histoire et critique.
Metaphor
Psychology > History.
Mind and body > England.
Psychological fiction, English > History and criticism.
English fiction > 19th century > History and criticism.
England.
History.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Curiosity about the human mind -- what it is and how it functions -- began long before modern psychology. But because the mind and its processes are so elusive, they could be described only by means of metaphor. Michael Kearns, in this prize-winning study, examines the development of metaphors of the mind in psychological writings from Hobbes through William James and in fiction from Defoe through Henry James. Throughout the eighteenth century and even into the early nineteenth, metaphors of the mind as a relatively simple entity, either mechanical or biological, dominated both those engaged in.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (272 pages).
ISBN:9780813163352

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