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Informationen zum Autor CHRISTIANA GREGORIOU is Lecturer in the School of English at the University of Leeds, UK. She teaches on the language and literature interface, in stylistics and cognitive poetics, and is the author of Deviance in Contemporary Crime Fiction. Klappentext This refreshingly straightforward and accessible textbook introduces students who might not have a linguistic background, to the study of literary texts. Gregoriou takes an innovative, genre-based approach, providing students with the analytical skills and theoretical approaches they need to interpret the language of literature. Zusammenfassung This refreshingly straightforward and accessible textbook introduces students who might not have a linguistic background, to the study of literary texts. Gregoriou takes an innovative, genre-based approach, providing students with the analytical skills and theoretical approaches they need to interpret the language of literature. Inhaltsverzeichnis Series Preface Acknowledgements Introduction: An 'overview' of Literary Stylistics Naming Poetic Parts Poetic Figures, Foregrounding and Metaphor Stylistics of Poetry Practice Narrators, Viewpoint, Speech and Thought Narrative Worlds, Schemata and Frames Stylistics of Prose Practice Structure and Characterisation in Drama The Pragmatics of Drama Stylistics of Drama Practice Concluding Remarks Bibliography.
List of contents
Series Preface.- Acknowledgements.- Introduction: An 'overview' of Literary Stylistics.- Naming Poetic Parts.- Poetic Figures, Foregrounding and Metaphor.- Stylistics of Poetry Practice.- Narrators, Viewpoint, Speech and Thought.- Narrative Worlds, Schemata and Frames.- Stylistics of Prose Practice.- Structure and Characterisation in Drama.- The Pragmatics of Drama.- Stylistics of Drama Practice.- Concluding.- Remarks.- Bibliography.
