Visual Metaphor and Embodiment in Graphic Illness Narratives

by Elisabeth El Refaie

Metaphors help us understand abstract concepts, emotions, and social relations through the concrete experience of our own bodies. Conceptual Metaphor Theory (CMT), which dominates the field of contemporary metaphor studies, is centered on this claim. According to this theory, correlations in the way the world is perceived in early childhood (e.g., happy/good is up, understanding is seeing) persist in our conceptual system, influencing our thoughts...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190678178
• ISBN13: 9780190678173
• Release Date: January 2019
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.3"