Explorations in Stylistics

by Andrew Goatly

Book Overview

This book explores some of the developments in Stylistics since its pioneer, Roman Jakobson, identified the patterning of the message as the poetic function. It analyses in turn Golding's Pincher Martin, Rowling's Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Housman's A Shropshire Lad, Elizabeth Jennings' poem 'One Flesh', Harold Pinter's The Birthday Party, Ishiguro's The Remains of the Day, and a range of poems by...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1845539087
• ISBN13: 9781845539085
• Release Date: June 2010
• Publisher: Equinox Publishing
• Length: 243 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"