So, I was busy getting my research together - I forgot to blog! Bad Lancia.

For my track back project, I'm taking on terministic screens, from Burke to Bacon, with a sprinkling of Aristotle. If symbols inform language, then how we interpret those symbols informs how we shape our worlds. I want to explore pentadic analysis and metaphor analysis, since both examine viewpoints and context. I want to tie in a look at word choice, with Erasmus and "copia," since words can become metaphors, and the choice of words either make sense, confuse, or repel the intended recipient(s). Bacon is just as important as Burke in my project since the Humanist movement moved away from simply pandering to the elite, and wanted to shape a better, more involved man of the world - a symbol of returning to civic duty and responsibility akin to ancient Greece and Rome. Since Aristotle had little use for metaphor, I want to see if, after retracing the steps, he may have agreed with the basic premise, if not the purpose, of understanding metaphors - and therefore understanding the audience.