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This volume analyzes the “seeing-through utterances” in Kafka's works, suggesting he intentionally used them as a type of rhetoric. As the first study of this technique, this book provides a new perspective for analyzing the rhetoric of Kafka’s works.
This volume analyzes the “seeing-through utterances” in Kafka’s works, suggesting he intentionally used them as a type of rhetoric. As the first study of this technique, this book provides a new perspective for analyzing the rhetoric of Kafka’s works.
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A Theory of General Semiotics
The Science of Signs, Sign-Systems, and Semiotic Reality
This book formulates the central laws of general semiotics, illustrating them with examples from various fields. These laws will prove useful for every branch of semiotics, both those already established and those that will appear in the future.
This book formulates the central laws of general semiotics, illustrating them with examples from various fields. These laws will prove useful for every branch of semiotics, both those already established and those that will appear in the future.
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This book offers a fresh look into the “languages of postcolonial modernity” in Africa. It investigates how African languages and literatures—in novels, film, poetry, and music—have embodied and mediated modernity while documenting the legacies of colonialism.
This book offers a fresh look into the “languages of postcolonial modernity” in Africa. It investigates how African languages and literatures—in novels, film, poetry, and music—have embodied and mediated modernity while documenting the legacies of colonialism.
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This edited volume investigates Alice Munro’s art as a storyteller and the processes she performs on the contemporary short story genre in her creative anatomical theatre from a variety of different critical perspectives ranging from post-structuralism to cultural studies.
This edited volume investigates Alice Munro’s art as a storyteller and the processes she performs on the contemporary short story genre in her creative anatomical theatre from a variety of different critical perspectives ranging from post-structuralism to cultural studies.
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Spanning the 17th to 19th centuries, this collection explores dominance and oppression in early American literature. Through Native Americans, Puritan outcasts, and slaves, it reveals assimilation and subversion as codependent, mutually defining forces.
Spanning the 17th to 19th centuries, this collection explores dominance and oppression in early American literature. Through Native Americans, Puritan outcasts, and slaves, it reveals assimilation and subversion as codependent, mutually defining forces.
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Autobiographical Poetry in England and Spain, 1950-1980
Narrating Oneself in Verse
Lerro traces the founding critical theories of the influential autobiographical genre, from the Enlightenment period to the most recent developments. He offers an increased effectiveness of the poem to express the narrative purposes of autobiography.
Lerro traces the founding critical theories of the influential autobiographical genre, from the Enlightenment period to the most recent developments. He offers an increased effectiveness of the poem to express the narrative purposes of autobiography.
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This is the first volume to chart Samuel Beckett’s truly global influence. From Coetzee to DeLillo, commentators explore how his revolutionary art presents a profound challenge and liberation to authors, pushing at the very boundaries of literature.
This is the first volume to chart Samuel Beckett’s truly global influence. From Coetzee to DeLillo, commentators explore how his revolutionary art presents a profound challenge and liberation to authors, pushing at the very boundaries of literature.
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Beyond Words
The Othering Excursion in Contemporary American Literature
When interpretation no longer applies, the Othering Excursion begins. This book elaborates a new method for reading texts that use disruptive rhetoric and distortion to point beyond cultural norms, finding meaning in zones of literary obscurity.
When interpretation no longer applies, the Othering Excursion begins. This book elaborates a new method for reading texts that use disruptive rhetoric and distortion to point beyond cultural norms, finding meaning in zones of literary obscurity.
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Bodies of Speech
Text and Textuality in Aristotle
Aristotle was the first to conceive of poetry and oration as written texts. This book reads his Poetics and Rhetoric to reveal a systematic text theory—a profound theory able to hold a fruitful dialogue with modern thinking.
Aristotle was the first to conceive of poetry and oration as written texts. This book reads his Poetics and Rhetoric to reveal a systematic text theory—a profound theory able to hold a fruitful dialogue with modern thinking.
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Bordered Identities in Language, Literature, and Culture
Readings on Cameroon and the Global Space
Cameroon’s complex postcolonial legacy has burdened it with a linguistic and pedagogic culture which has inhibited its national identity. The present volume reflects on this issue and serves to renegotiate its identity beyond the mega-frames of Empire.
Cameroon’s complex postcolonial legacy has burdened it with a linguistic and pedagogic culture which has inhibited its national identity. The present volume reflects on this issue and serves to renegotiate its identity beyond the mega-frames of Empire.
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Business and Institutional Translation
New Insights and Reflections
As the demand for economic, business, and financial translation increases, this peer-reviewed publication gathers practitioners, researchers, and teachers to discuss new issues in institutional, finance, and specialized translation.
As the demand for economic, business, and financial translation increases, this peer-reviewed publication gathers practitioners, researchers, and teachers to discuss new issues in institutional, finance, and specialized translation.
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But He Talked of the Temple of Man’s Body
Blake’s Revelation Unlocked
This poetic study is a response to Locke’s philosophy through an analysis of Blake’s linguistic practices. It reads like a narrative of an effort to build, destroy, and rebuild, revealing Blake’s criticism of Locke as a critique of modernity itself.
This poetic study is a response to Locke’s philosophy through an analysis of Blake’s linguistic practices. It reads like a narrative of an effort to build, destroy, and rebuild, revealing Blake’s criticism of Locke as a critique of modernity itself.
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Contextual Identities
A Comparative and Communicational Approach
This interdisciplinary, intercultural book brings the concepts of “identity,” “comparativism,” and “communication” together to reinterpret postmodernism. It investigates multiple identities in discursive contexts and will interest those in image and literary studies.
This interdisciplinary, intercultural book brings the concepts of “identity,” “comparativism,” and “communication” together to reinterpret postmodernism. It investigates multiple identities in discursive contexts and will interest those in image and literary studies.
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This study investigates Louise Erdrich’s unique literary style. In an interconnected series of novels, protagonists return and events re-surface. Her writing resists closure, focusing on shared human experiences that make her an internationally acclaimed author.
This study investigates Louise Erdrich’s unique literary style. In an interconnected series of novels, protagonists return and events re-surface. Her writing resists closure, focusing on shared human experiences that make her an internationally acclaimed author.
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This collection of nineteen works from 1996 to 2022 introduces pragmapoetics, an innovative approach to literature. A philosophy of poetic utterances, it unites linguistics with the philosophy of language and mind, considering the poetic function a profound feature of life.
This collection of nineteen works from 1996 to 2022 introduces pragmapoetics, an innovative approach to literature. A philosophy of poetic utterances, it unites linguistics with the philosophy of language and mind, considering the poetic function a profound feature of life.
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Mythology offers cultural codes essential to the construction of culture and identity. This volume compares mythological elements in contemporary narratives with the motifs of classical narratives, and investigates their functions through semiotics and narratology.
Mythology offers cultural codes essential to the construction of culture and identity. This volume compares mythological elements in contemporary narratives with the motifs of classical narratives, and investigates their functions through semiotics and narratology.
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Exploring Space
Trends in Literature, Linguistics and Translation
This collection of original essays on Literature, Linguistics, and Translation by Malaysian academics reflects state-of-the-art, interdisciplinary research. It provides textual and theoretical readings from a variety of traditional and modern perspectives.
This collection of original essays on Literature, Linguistics, and Translation by Malaysian academics reflects state-of-the-art, interdisciplinary research. It provides textual and theoretical readings from a variety of traditional and modern perspectives.
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This book provides a deeper understanding of the autobiography as a genre and a data collection method. It presents various forms of autobiographies, with a unique focus on foreign language education, and applies a wide variety of qualitative and quantitative analytical tools.
This book provides a deeper understanding of the autobiography as a genre and a data collection method. It presents various forms of autobiographies, with a unique focus on foreign language education, and applies a wide variety of qualitative and quantitative analytical tools.
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Explore the intricate connections between history, ethnicity, mythology, and literature. This book unravels how historical events, cultural myths, and ethnic heritage weave together to create multifaceted identities and shape the values of contemporary times.
Explore the intricate connections between history, ethnicity, mythology, and literature. This book unravels how historical events, cultural myths, and ethnic heritage weave together to create multifaceted identities and shape the values of contemporary times.
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Twelve of Italy's best novelle by literary masters can be read in the original Italian with parallel English translations. This collection, centered on the theme of a woman as the central character, includes biographies and notes on each writer.
Twelve of Italy’s best novelle by literary masters can be read in the original Italian with parallel English translations. This collection, centered on the theme of a woman as the central character, includes biographies and notes on each writer.
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