The Greatest Books of All Time on Metaphor
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This list represents a comprehensive and trusted collection of the greatest books. Developed through a specialized algorithm, it brings together 759 'best of' book lists to form a definitive guide to the world's most acclaimed books. For those interested in how these books are chosen, additional details can be found on the rankings page.
| Rank | Book | Authors | Year | Country | Language | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6201 | Metaphors We Live | George Lakoff, Mark Johnson | 1980 | American | English | |
| 14732 | The World Within the Word | William H. Gass | 1978 | American | English | |
| 15916 | The Origins Of European Thought | R. B. Onians | 1951 | British | English | |
| 15916 | Bestiario | Juan José Arreola | 1938 | Mexican | Spanish | |
| 16523 | On Truth And Lies In A Nonmoral Sense | Friedrich Nietzsche | 1873 | German | German | |
| 17163 | Metaphor and Memory | Cynthia Ozick | 1989 | American | English | |
| 17163 | Illness As Metaphor | Susan Sontag | 1978 | American | English | |
| 17163 | Eros The Bittersweet | Anne Carson | 1986 | Canadian | English | |
| 17163 | Surfaces And Essences | Douglas Hofstadter | 2013 | American | English | |
| 17163 | Lectures On Imagination | Paul Ricoeur | Unknown | French | ||
| 17163 | Thou Art That | Joseph Campbell | American | English |