I Never Metaphor I Didn't Like - A Comprehensive Compilation of History s Greatest Analogies,

In I Never Metaphor I Didn''t Like, quotation maven Dr. Mardy Grothe fixes his attention on the three superstars of figurative language-analogies, metaphors, and similes. The result is an extraordinary compilation of nearly 2,000 feats of association that will entertain, educate, and inspire writers. In this intellectual smorgasbord, the author of Oxymoronica and Viva la Repartee explains figurative language in a refreshingly down-to-earth way before taking students on a tour of history''s greatest word pictures. In chapters on wit, love, sex, stage and screen, insults, politics, sports, and more, students will find quotations from Aristotle and Maya Angelou to George Washington and Oprah Winfrey.

Info autore

 Dr. Mardy Grothe is a retired psychologist, management consultant, and platform speaker; the author of six books on words and language; the creator of Dr. Mardy’s Dictionary of Metaphorical Quotations; and one of America’s most beloved quotation anthologists. He lives in Southern Pines, North Carolina, with his wife, Katherine Robinson.

Riassunto

Metaphors may be the most versatile tool in the toolbox of a person who is trying to express a powerful idea. This book discusses the use of metaphor in a variety of life settings. It presents metaphors in life altering situations; about the human condition; in wit and humor; insults and criticism; relationships; love; marriage; and, sex.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Dr. Mardy Grothe, Mardy Grothe, GROTHE MARDY
• Editore: Harper Collins Usa
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 05.08.2008
• EAN: 9780061358135
• ISBN: 978-0-06-135813-5
• Pagine: 336
• Dimensioni: 140 mm x 181 mm x 28 mm
• Categorie: Saggistica > Enciclopedie, opere di consultazione > Dizionari di lingua straniera; Philosophy of Language, Linguistics, Humour, Sport: general, Social and cultural history, Literary essays, Renaissance style, Humour collections and anthologies, Language learning: writing skills, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Creative writing and creative writing guides, Quotations, proverbs and sayings, HISTORY: Social History, HUMOR: Form / Essays, HUMOR: Topic / Sports, HUMOR: General, LITERARY COLLECTIONS: Essays, REFERENCE: Quotations, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES: Writing / General, COMPOSITION & WRITING: ON LANGUAGE, LITERARY CRITICISM: Reference, LITERARY CRITICISM: Humor, Composition & Writing / On Language