Metaphoric Narration The Structure and Function of Metaphors in A la recherche du temps perdu

Crosman, Inge Karalus

ISBN 10: 0807892041 / ISBN 13: 9780807892046

Published by Univ of North Carolina Pr, 2018

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232 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.59 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Metaphoric Narration The Structure and Function of Metaphors in A la recherche du temps perdu
• Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Pr
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0807892041
• ISBN 13: 9780807892046
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.36 kilograms

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Synopsis

In this distinctive gem of Proustian criticism, Inge Karalus Crosman defines the function of metaphor within the text. Given the metaphoric saturation of Proust’s textual construction, Crosman’s key to a universal interpretation is narrowed to those metaphors that build up Proustian time itself. This book, well based in extant criticism, moves systematically through discussion of the most simple metaphors to the most complex and compound. Crosman’s masterful analysis and deconstruction leads the reader to the double function of metaphor: the narrative and the cognitive.