Pragmatic Literary Stylistics [electronic resource] /
Chapman, S.editor.
Clark, B.editor.
In considering the ways in which current theories of language in use and communicative processes are applied to the analysis, interpretation and definition of literary texts, this book sets an agenda for the future of pragmatic literary stylistics and provides a foundation for future research and debate.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
In considering the ways in which current theories of language in use and communicative processes are applied to the analysis, interpretation and definition of literary texts, this book sets an agenda for the future of pragmatic literary stylistics and provides a foundation for future research and debate.
Machine generated contents note: -- 1. Introduction; Siobhan Chapman and Billy Clark2. The Art of Repetition in Muriel Spark's Telling; Andrew Caink3. 'Oh, do let's talk about something else -': What is Not Said and What is Implicated in Elizabeth Bowen's The Last September; Siobhan Chapman4. Before and After Chekhov: Inferring Literary Interpretations and Literary Value; Billy Clark 5. Outsourcing: A Relevance-theoretic Account of the Interpretation of Theatrical Texts; Anne Furlong6. Relevance Theory, Syntax and Literary Narrative; Barbara MacMahon7. Negation, Expectation and Characterisation: Analysing the Role of Negation in Character Construction in To Kill a Mockingbird (Lee 1960) and Stark (Elton 1989); Lisa Nahajec8. Intertextuality and the Pragmatics of Literary Reading; Maria-Eirini Panagiotidou9. 'I've never enjoyed hating a book so much in my life'. The Co-construction of Reader Identity in the Reading Group ; David Peplow10. The Narrative Tease: Narratorial Omniscience, Implicature, and the Making of Sensation in Lady Audley's Secret; Ruth Schuldiner11. Literary Style as Facework: Dialogue and Deference in Turkish-German Literature; Chantelle Warner.
Literature—Philosophy.
Literacy.
Pragmatics.
Language and languages—Style.
Literary Theory.
Literacy.
Pragmatics.
Stylistics.