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The burning fountain ; a study in the language of symbolism

Title
The burning fountain ; a study in the language of symbolism / by Philip Wheelwright.
Author
Wheelwright, Philip, 1901-1970.
Publication
Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [1968]

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TextRequest in advance P106 .W57 1968Off-site

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Description
xi, 302 pages : illustrations; 21 cm
Subjects
Bibliography (note)
  • Bibliographical references included in "Notes" (p. 269-296).
Contents
Symbol, language, meaning -- Man's threshold existence -- Four ways of imagination -- The limits of plain sense -- Traits of expressive language -- Metaphoric tension -- Emblem and archetype -- The mythic dimension -- Expressive statement and truth -- Thematic imagery in the Oresteia -- Pilgrim in the wasteland.
LCCN
68015554
OCLC
  • ocm00289781
  • 289781
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries