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Beale, Walter H.

Learning from language : symmetry, asymmetry, and literary humanism / Walter H. Beale. - Pittsburgh : University of Pittsburgh Press, ©2009. - 1 online resource (ix, 196 pages) : illustrations - Pittsburgh series in composition, literacy, and culture. University of Pittsburgh Digital Collections University of Pittsburgh Press Digital Editions .

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Symmetry, asymmetry, and literary humanism -- Two famous asymmetrists -- Six claims of symmetry -- Reading the world: structural analogy -- Creating the world: the performative principle -- Naming and renaming the world -- Figuring (out) the world: tropes and tropology -- Style and virtue -- Conclusion: the love of words.


Electronic reproduction.
Pittsburgh, Pa.:
University of Pittsburgh Digital Research Library.
(University of Pittsbrugh Press Digital Editions)


English.

ISBN: 9780822973607 (electronic bk.) 082297360X (electronic bk.) (pbk. ; alk. paper) (pbk. ; alk. paper)

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Subjects--Topical Terms:
Language and languages--Philosophy.
Symmetry in literature.
English language--Rhetoric.
Langage et langues--Philosophie.
Symétrie dans la littérature.
Anglais (Langue)--Rhétorique.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES--Composition & Creative Writing.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES--Rhetoric.
REFERENCE--Writing Skills.
English language--Rhetoric.
Language and languages--Philosophy.
Symmetry in literature.

Subjects--Index Terms: "Multi-User"

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: PE1403 / .B43 2009

Dewey Class. No.: 808/.042