Nature and Language - A Semiotic Study of Cucurbits in Literature

Informationen zum Autor Ralf Norrman, Jon Haarberg Klappentext There exists an area of overlap where language and nature meet, and this book, first published in 1980, illuminates that fascinating territory. When real-world things, such as plants, are used in literature or language as symbols, these special signs have a double allegiance. Zusammenfassung There exists an area of overlap where language and nature meet, and this book, first published in 1980, illuminates that fascinating territory. When real-world things, such as plants, are used in literature or language as symbols, these special signs have a double allegiance. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part 1: ‘Pregnant Gourds’ and ‘Delirious Pumpkins’: The Semiotic Matrix of Cucurbits ; Part 2: Implications ; 1. Is a literary work written by the author or by the readers? 2. Does a literary work write itself? 3. Sign and signification 4. Independent creation versus tradition 5. On the nature of signs used in cucurbitic metaphors; Conclusion; Notes; Works cited; Translations; Index

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• Authors: Jon Haarberg, Jon (University of Oslo Haarberg, Ralf Norrman, Ralf Haarberg Norrman
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 05.08.2016
• EAN: 9781138683396
• ISBN: 978-1-138-68339-6
• No. of pages: 240
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Literary Theory; Routledge Library Editions: Literary Theory
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies