Conceiving Desire : Metaphor, Cognition and Eros in Lyly and Shakespeare

by Gillian Knoll

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Format Hardback or Cased Book

Book Series Edinburgh Critical Studies in Shakespeare and Philosophy

ISBN-10 1474428525

ISBN-13 9781474428521

Publisher Edinburgh University Press

Imprint Edinburgh University Press

Country of Manufacture GB

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date Mar 31st, 2020

Print length 192 Pages

Weight 586 grams

Dimensions 24.10 x 42.20 x 2.00 cms

Product Classification: Literary theory Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800 Shakespeare studies & criticism

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Drawing from cognitive theories about the metaphorical nature of thought, Gillian Knoll traces the contours of three conceptual metaphors motion, space and creativity that shape desire in plays by John Lyly and William Shakespeare.

To ''conceive'' desire is to acknowledge the generative potential of the erotic imagination, its capacity to impart form and make meaning out of the most elusive experiences. Drawing from cognitive theories about the metaphorical nature of thought, Gillian Knoll traces the contours of three conceptual metaphors - motion, space and creativity - that shape desire in plays by John Lyly and William Shakespeare. Metaphors, she argues, do more than narrate or express eros; they constitute erotic experience for Lyly''s and Shakespeare''s characters.

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