"Eliot closes his eyes and sorts through the database of biblical references that he jammed into his brain during his days as a somewhat-more-devout young man."

— Konstantinou, Lee


Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Harper Perennial
Date
2009
Metaphor
"Eliot closes his eyes and sorts through the database of biblical references that he jammed into his brain during his days as a somewhat-more-devout young man."
Metaphor in Context
"Yeah, funny." Eliot closes his eyes and sorts through the database of biblical references that he jammed into his brain during his days as a somewhat-more-devout young man. "That's a reference to the Book of Daniel, I think. Doesn't make any sense. Anyway, whoever they are, if they've triggered anything remotely like the Apocalypse, they're going to be swimming in mediasphere royalites. That is going to be some mad money.
(pp. 24-5)
Categories
Provenance
Reading
Citation
Konstantinou, Lee. Pop Apocalypse: A Possible Satire. New York: Harper Perennial, 2009.
Date of Entry
05/05/2009

The Mind is a Metaphor is authored by Brad Pasanek, Assistant Professor of English, University of Virginia.