Metaphor and Meaning

Metaphor and MeaningExamines questions of cosmos, society, and self through the metaphors and language of ancient Chinese texts and artifacts. In Metaphor and Meaning, scholars from China, the United States, and Europe draw on Sarah Allan's groundbreaking application of conceptual metaphor theory to the study of early Chinese philosophy and material culture. Conceptual metaphor theory treats metaphors not just as linguistic expressions but as fundamental structures of

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court addresses social and political issues that are still relevant today and even predicted the first world war

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restoration of surface-mined areas

a place where the temptations of flesh

The conversion of native vegetation (NV) into agricultural land by clearing and tillage disrupts the soil structure

focusing on two aspects under-appreciated by cassava breeders

and Alice Rostetter

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Lady Waldemar—a beautiful aristocrat—and Aurora herself

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Corelli provides a gritty portrait of ambition and suffering in Paris

This book remains an invaluable resource for the study of the material culture of Abbasid life in the ninth and tenth centuries