How Long to Read The Relevance of Metaphor

How Long Does it Take to Read The Relevance of Metaphor?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 58 minutes to read The Relevance of Metaphor by Josie O'Donoghue

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

This book considers metaphor as a communicative phenomenon in the poetry of Emily Dickinson, Elizabeth Bishop and Seamus Heaney, in light of the relevance theory account of communication first developed by Dan Sperber and Deirdre Wilson in the 1980s. The first half of the book introduces relevance theory, situating it in relation to literary criticism, and then surveys the history of metaphor in literary studies and assesses relevance theory’s account of metaphor, including recent developments within the theory such as Robyn Carston’s notion of ‘the lingering of the literal’. The second half...

How long is The Relevance of Metaphor?

The Relevance of Metaphor by Josie O'Donoghue is 294 pages long, and a total of 74,676 words.

This makes it 99% the length of the average book. It also has 91% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Relevance of Metaphor Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 48 minutes to read The Relevance of Metaphor aloud.

What Reading Level is The Relevance of Metaphor?

The Relevance of Metaphor is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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