English Literary Stylistics

Informationen zum Autor Christiana Gregoriou 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.

Product details

• Authors: Christiana Gregoriou
• Assisted by: Lesley Jeffries (Editor)
• Publisher: Macmillan
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.11.2008
• EAN: 9780230525412
• ISBN: 978-0-230-52541-2
• No. of pages: 224
• Series: Perspectives on the English Language; Perspectives on the English La; Perspectives on the English Language; Perspectives on the English La
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; B, Social Sciences, Applied Linguistics, Stylistics