The Importance of LanguageMax Black The Importance of Language makes us more aware of the significance of language in our lives -- its danger, its power, and particularly, its extraordinary versatility. Max Black, with literary flair and perception, has brought together discussions on the language of politics, religion, poetry, law -- and even magic -- which show how "all of us can get our thoughts entagled in metaphors." These essays originally appeared in places where they would probably be overlooked by those who would most enjoy them. Professor Black has taken interesting works that are important in their field, and made them accessible to the general reader. |
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Words and Their Meanings | 1 |
Bluspels and Flalansferes | 36 |
Poetic Diction and Legal Fiction | 51 |
Copyright | |
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