Document Type
Article
Publication Date
Summer 2004
Keywords
Dramatic metaphor, Dramatic fiction, Tragicomedy
Abstract
This paper is a continuation of an investigation into the essence of metaphor. I will argue here that dramatic action seems to epitomize that essence and intensify it. Further, I will argue that the world of tragicomedy is an ancient, almost genetic metaphor for the course of human events and the way of the world. It is a form of perception, a way of knowing. The vitality of contemporary tragicomedy, and the analogy between dramatic action and the metaphors of physics show us how fundamental this view has come to be.
Publication Title
The Journal of Religion and Theatre
Volume
3
Issue
1
Required Publisher's Statement
The Journal of Religion and Theatre is published by the Religion and Theatre Focus Group of the Association for Theatre in Higher Education.
Copyright is held by the author.
Recommended Citation
Larner, Daniel, "Metaphor II: Understanding Dramatic Form In The Transportation Systems Of Metaphor" (2004). Fairhaven Faculty Publications. 3.
https://cedar.wwu.edu/fairhaven_facpubs/3
Subjects - Topical (LCSH)
Tragicomedy; Drama--History and criticism
Subjects - Names (LCNAF)
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616—Criticism and interpretation; Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. King Lear; Hawking, Stephen, 1942-2018. Brief history of time
Genre/Form
articles
Type
Text
Language
English
Format
application/pdf
