A Cognitive Poetic Perspective on Mapping：Metaphor,Symbol and Allegory(電子書)

Chapter One Introduction
1.1 Moby-Dick: Interpretations never end
1.2 Allegory, symbol, metaphor and literary interpretation
1.3 Cognitive linguistics and metaphor, symbol and allegory
1.4 A new model for interpretation
1.5 Questions to answer
1.6 Methodology to apply
1.7 Significance of the study
1.8 Organization of the book
Chapter Two Metaphor, Symbol, Allegory and Moby-Dick
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Interpretation
2.3 Metaphor, symbol and allegory
2.3.1 Conceptual metaphor in literary discourse
2.3.2 Symbol and allegory in light of cognitive linguistics
2.3.3 The call for a new model for interpretations
2.4 Moby-Dick studies: Status quo
2.5 Summary
Chapter Three Mapping and Literary Interpretation
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Mapping
3.2.1 Mappings in cognitive linguistics
3.2.2 Comparison of Conceptual Metaphor Theory, Structure
Mapping Theory and Blending Theory
3.2.3 Mapping and metaphor, symbol and allegory
3.2.4 A parison of mappings in metaphor
symbol and allegory
3.3 Literary criticism
3.3.1 Literary criticism: From text to context
3.3.2 Cognitive linguistics and literary criticism
3.4 A model for literary interpretation of Moby-Dick
3.4.1 Metaphoric mapping
3.4.2 Symbolic mapping
3.4.3 Allegorical mapping
3.5 Summary
Chapter Four Anthropoeentricism or Ecocentrism: Eeocritieal
Reading
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Metaphoric mapping: Discourse level
4.2.1 Metaphoric mappings of human beings as target domain
4.2.2 Metaphoric mappings of nature as target domain
4.2.3 Traditional hebraic anthropocentrism or
ecological centrism
4.3 Symbolic mapping: From text to nature
4.3.1 Moby Dick: Symbol of nature
4.3.2 Ahab: Emblem of anthropocentrism
4.3.3 Ishmael: Nature's spokesperson
4.3.4 Fedallah: Fire worshipper
4.3.5 Elijah: Ecocritics' warning
4.3.6 Queequeg and his affinity to nature
4.3.7 Pequod: The other Ahab
4.3.8 The doubloon: Incentive of the pursuit
4.3.9 The coffin: Resurrection
4.3.10 Hearse: The future of anthropocentric science and
technology
4.3.11 Hat: Ahab and King Tarquin
4.4 Allegorical mapping: Ecocritical reading
4.5 Summary
Chapter Five Egalitarianism or Totalitarianism: Social Political
Reading
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Metaphoric mapping
5.2.1 The social version of the Great Chain of Being
5.2.2 The mapping of Social Chain of Being
5.2.3 Space as hierarchy
5.2.4 Ishmael and Queequeg: Marriage as race munication
5.3 Symbolic mapping
5.3.1 Pequod: Symbol of the America
5.3.2 Ahab the great dictator
5.3.3 Moby Dick: Stranger and otherness
5.3.4 Ishmael with an equal eye
5.3.5 Queequeg: A symbol of democracy
5.3.6 The first mate and his hesitation
5.3.7 Hypooners, the mainstream force
5.4 Allegorization: A social political reading
5.5 Summary
Chapter Six Friendship or Homoeroticism: Queer Theory Reading
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Metaphoric mappings
6.2.1 Ishmael and Queequeg marriage metaphors
6.2.2 Ishmael and Queequeg love metaphors
6.3 Symbolic mapping
6.3.1 Queequeg: Homoual pal
6.3.2 Moby Dick: Symbol of phallus
6.3.3 Ishmael: Homoerotic yearning
6.3.4 Ahab: Homophobia of the heteroual world
6.3.5 The sea: The male world
6.3.6 Homoeroticism of'squeezing
6.3.7 The tail: Unity of masculinity and femininity
6.3.8 Pequod: Paradise of male-specific world
6.4 Allegorization: A Queer Theory reading
6.5 Summary
Chapter Seven Conclusion
7.1 Major fndings
7.2 Limitations
7.3 Future studies
References
Acknowledgements
Appendix A: Mapping of Human beings and Nature
Appendix B: Social Political Mapping
Appendix C: Ishmael-Queequeg: Marriage Mapping