Stylistics

Assuming no prior knowledge, books in the Routledge English Language Introductions series offer an accessible overview of the subject, with activities, study questions, sample analyses, commentaries and key readings -- all in the same volume. The innovative and flexible 'two-dimensional' structure is built around four sections -- introductions, development, exploration and extension -- which offer self-contained stages for study. Each topic can also be read across these sections, enabling the reader to build gradually on the knowledge gained. Stylistics: * is a comprehensive introduction to literary stylistics * covers the core areas, including register, dialect, vocabulary, grammar, sound and rhythm, speech and thought, narrative, dialogue, metaphor and meaning * draws on a range of literary texts, from Ernest Hemingway and D.H. Lawrence to Sylvia Plath, Roger McGough and Irvine Welsh * provides classic readings by the key names in the discipline, including Derek Attridge, Ronald Carter and Walter Nash, Roger Fowler and Mick Short. The accompanying webiste to this book can be found at http://www.routledge.com/textbooks/0415281059

ISBN 0415281059   Pages 264 ISBN13 9780415281058 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd   Weight (grammes) 490 Imprint Routledge   Published in London Format Paperback   Series title Routledge English Language Introductions Publication date 20 May 2004   Height (mm) 246 Library of Congress PR21   Width (mm) 174 DEWEY 801.959   Spine width (mm) 14 DEWEY edition DC22   Academic level Tertiary education, Professional / Scholarly

A		Introduction : key concepts in stylistics		1
1		What is stylistics?		2
2		Stylistics and levels of language		5
3		Grammar and style		9
4		Rhythm and metre		14
5		Narrative stylistics		18
6		Style as choice		22
7		Style and point of view		26
8		Representing speech and thought		30
9		Dialogue and discourse		34
10		Cognitive stylistics		38
11		Metaphor and metonymy		41
12		Stylistics and verbal humour		45
B		Development : doing stylistics		49
1		Developments in stylistics		50
2		Levels of language at work : an example from poetry		53
3		Sentence styles : development and illustration		59
4		Interpreting patterns of sound		66
5		Developments in structural narratology		70
6		Style and transitivity		74
7		Approaches to point of view		77
8		Techniques of speech and thought presentation		80
9		Dialogue in drama		85
10		Developments in cognitive stylistics		89
11		Styles of metaphor		92
C		Exploration : investigating style		97
1		Is there a "literary language"?		98
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