The burning fountain; a study in the language of symbolism.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Bloomington, Indiana University Press, 1954.Description: ix, 406 p. illus. 25 cmSubject(s): DDC classification:
  • 401
LOC classification:
  • P105 .W57
Contents:
Man's threshold existence -- Symbol, logic, meaning -- The limits of plains sense -- The logical and the translogical -- Four ways of imaginations -- Metaphoric tension -- Emblem and archetype -- The mythic world-view -- The semantics of ritual -- Dramatic action and mythic imagery -- The guilt of Oedipus -- Thematic patterns in the Oresteia -- Expressive statement and truth -- The cosmic fire -- Pilgrim in the wasteland.
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Bibliographical references included in "Notes" (p. 365-396)

WAR, NEWBERY,

Man's threshold existence -- Symbol, logic, meaning -- The limits of plains sense -- The logical and the translogical -- Four ways of imaginations -- Metaphoric tension -- Emblem and archetype -- The mythic world-view -- The semantics of ritual -- Dramatic action and mythic imagery -- The guilt of Oedipus -- Thematic patterns in the Oresteia -- Expressive statement and truth -- The cosmic fire -- Pilgrim in the wasteland.