Susan Sonntag

Metaphors of Belligerence: Wars by and against Nature

Metaphor consists in giving the thing a name that belongs to something else. — Aristotle, Poetics (1457b) It all seemed familiar. Anthropomorphised Mother Nature in vengeful mood; humans wondering if they might meet a frozen demise in trapped vehicles; the planners taking stock as to how best to cope with grim circumstances. The New York […]
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