Monster metaphors / Peter J. Adams.
| Author/creator | Adams, Peter J., 1956- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New York, NY : Routledge, 2023. |
| Description | pages cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Taylor & Francis eBooks |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
| Subjects |
| Series | Routledge studies in rhetoric and stylistics |
| Contents | Introducing monster life -- How metaphors work -- The holy trinity: metaphor, synecdoche & metonymy -- The creative potential of metaphors -- When metaphors turn nasty -- Monster 1, mental illness -- Monster 2, free flowing markets -- Monster 3, the mirror of nature -- Monster 4, men as naturally superior -- Vested interests -- Resisting monster dominance -- Promoting monster-free environments -- Letting monsters go. |
| Abstract | "This book explores ways in which common metaphors can play a detrimental role in everyday life; how they can grow in outsized importance to dominate their respective terrains and push out alternative perspectives; and how forms of resistance might act to contain their dominance. The volume begins by unpacking the dynamics of metaphors, their power and influence, and the ways in which they are bolstered by other rhetorical devices. Adams draws on four case studies to illustrate their destructive impact when they eclipse other points of view-metaphors of mental illness; metaphors of free-flowing markets; metaphors of the mind as a mirror; and metaphors of male superiority. Taken together, these examples prompt further reflection on the beneficiaries of these "monster metaphors" and how they promote such metaphors to serve their own interests but also on ways forward for challenging their dominance, strategies for preventing their rise, and ways of creating space for alternatives. This book will be of interest to scholars interested in the study of metaphor, across such fields as linguistics, rhetoric, and media studies"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2022049229 |
| ISBN | 9781032122083 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 9781032122106 (paperback) |
| ISBN | (ebook) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | ✔ Available |