The Taming of the Text: Explorations in Language, Literature, and Culture - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0415060303 ISBN 13 : 9780415060301

Editeur : Routledge, 1991

Synopsis

This study attempts to explore the ways in which language constitutes textual functions, ranging from mediation to manipulation, from questioning to commanding, and from narrative to Bakhtin's theory of literary communication. The contributors provide a view of the social functioning of texts, taking account of linguistic, literary and cultural elements. They bring together new perspectives on literary analysis and theory, on pragmatics and discourse analysis, as well as on text linguistics and reception theory. Various types of text are examined - descriptions, travel accounts, dialogues, press columns, recipes, poetry and drama - including work by Brecht, Camus, Defoe, Frost, Harrison, Larkin, Plath and Shakespeare.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

The contributors of this text, first published in 1988, provide a dynamic view of the social functioning of texts, taking account of linguistic, literary and cultural elements. They bring together innovative perspectives on literary analysis and theory, on pragmatics and discourse analysis, as well as on text linguistics and reception theory. Various text types are examined, and the editor introduces each chapter in order to draw them all together to make a fascinating and cohesive whole.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Routledge
• Date d'édition: 1991
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0415060303
• ISBN 13: 9780415060301
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 352
• Éditeur: Peer Willie Van
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible