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General Editors:Geoffrey Leech and Mick Short, Lancaster Universitylearning about language is an exciting and ambitious series of introductions to fundamental topics in language, linguistics and related areas. The books are designed for students of linguistics and those who are studying language as part of a wider course. Exploring the Language of Poems, Plays and Prose examines how readers interact with literary works, how they understand and are moved by them. Mick Short considers how meanings and effects are generated in the three major literary genres, carying out stylistic analysis of poetry, drama and prose fiction in turn. He analyses a wide range of extracts from English literature, adopting an accessible approach to the analysis of literary texts which can be applied easily to other texts in English and in other languages. This volume provides a clear and broad-ranging introduction to stylistic analysis - the first to cover all three literary genres in detail. The introduction provides a very useful overview of stylistics as a whole and discusses the links between linguistics and literary criticism. Detailed analysis of each genre follows, with exercises designed to develop ideas further. There is also extended discussion of the exercises and suggestions for further readings for those interested in carrying out their own stylistic analyses. A particularly useful feature of the book is the series of checksheets of style features to look for when analysing texts, which occur at the ends of chapters. This study will be of particular interest to undergraduate students interested in stylistic analysis and the accounts of up to date analytical methods will also be relevant to advanced students and researchers. Exploring the Language of Poems Plays and Prose is written by a leading authority in the field of stylistics. Mick Short is a senior lecturer in the department of Linguistics and Modern English Language at Lancaster University. He co-authored Style in Fiction (Longman, 1981) with Geoffrey Leech and is the editor of Reading, Analysing and Teaching Literature (Longman, 1989). He is also the founder of the Poetics and Lingusitics Association (PALA) and the founding editor of its international journal Language and Literature.Product Identifiers
PublisherTaylor & Francis LTD
ISBN-100582291305
ISBN-139780582291300
eBay Product ID (ePID)87922013
Product Key Features
Book TitleExploring the Language of Poems, Plays and Prose
AuthorMick Short
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
TopicLiterature, Literature, Poetry & Criticism
Publication Year1996
TypeStudy Guide
GenreLiterary Theory
Dimensions
Item Height216mm
Item Width138mm
Width142mm
Item Weight499g
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorMick Short
Spine24mm
Topic AreaData Analysis
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom