Cristopher Hollingsworth has brought new meaning to “buzz” about books. His Poetics of the Hive: The Insect Metaphor in Literature (University of Iowa Press) mines literary versions of a primal act: ...

The UC Davis Health System’s Interprofessional Book Club, in meetings through January, is exploring the connections between the Great Migration and social determinants of health and health disparities ...

Language is not just a tool for communication; it is a medium for thought, imagination, and understanding. Among its many devices, the metaphor stands out as one of the most powerful. Far from being ...

English is a language rich in metaphor — take for example the many ways that human behavior can be linked with birds. Someone who is fearful is a chicken, a show-off can be called a peacock and a ...