Similes, Puns and Counterfactuals in Literary Narrative - Visible Figures

Zusatztext "Cross-fertilizing stylistics! cognitive linguistics! and narrative theory! this interdisciplinary book addresses a number of blind spots in the study of figurative language! characterization! and consciousness representation in literary narrative. Harding's close readings are an engaging complement to her theoretical discussion." -Marco Caracciolo! University of Groningen! the Netherlands Informationen zum Autor Jennifer Riddle Harding is Associate Professor of English at Washington and Jefferson College, USA. Klappentext In this study, Jennifer Riddle Harding presents a cognitive analysis of three figures of speech that have readily identifiable forms: similes, puns, and counterfactuals. With a solid cognitive grounding, Harding's approach emphasizes the relationship between figurative forms and narrative effects. Zusammenfassung In this study, Jennifer Riddle Harding presents a cognitive analysis of three figures of speech that have readily identifiable forms: similes, puns, and counterfactuals. With a solid cognitive grounding, Harding’s approach emphasizes the relationship between figurative forms and narrative effects. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1: Introduction to Similes, Puns, and Counterfactuals in Literary Narrative Chapter 2: Similes Chapter 3: Drunken Eloquence: Similes in John Updike’s "Transaction" Chapter 4: Puns Chapter 5: Very Punny: Puns in Bret Harte’s "The Luck of Roaring Camp" Chapter 6: Counterfactuals Chapter 7: Complex Regrets: Counterfactuals in Hemingway’s "The Snows of Kilimanjaro" Chapter 8: Conclusion

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• Authors: Jennifer Riddle Harding, Jennifer Riddle (Washington and Jefferson Harding, Jennifer Riddle (Washington and Jefferson College Harding, Harding Jennifer Riddle
• Assisted by: Joe Bray (Editor of the series), Michael Burke (Editor of the series), Christiana Gregoriou (Editor of the series)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.2017
• EAN: 9781138928138
• ISBN: 978-1-138-92813-8
• No. of pages: 182
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 235 mm x 19 mm
• Series: Routledge Studies in Rhetoric and Stylistics; Routledge Studies in Rhetoric; Routledge Studies in Rhetoric and Stylistics
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Other languages / Other literatures; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Sociolinguistics, LITERARY CRITICISM / Semiotics & Theory, Sociolinguistics, Literary theory