Metaphorical Language and Its Significance in Machiavelli's Il principe
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10016973 |
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| Authors | Olga Zorzi Pugliese (University of Toronto, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 98 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 10-29 |
| Publication date | 2021-03-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Italica (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0021-3020 • E-ISSN: 2325-6672 |
| Publisher | University of Illinois Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.5406/23256672.98.1.03 |
| OpenAlex | W4402737705 |
| Language | EN |
An assessment of Machiavelli's declaration that he refrained from using stylistic ornamentation in his treatise on the prince, along with a brief review of theories of metaphor, serve as the basis for an analysis of both well-known and neglected metaphors found in the work. Some images (e.g. the ladder and Fortuna) are interpreted in a new light, and patterns of imagery emerge that reveal underlying meanings in Machiavelli's text
Epistemology · Linguistics · Management, Economics, and Public Policy · Philosophy
| Highly cited | No |
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