Similes, Puns and Counterfactuals in Literary Narrative

1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-1-138-92813-8
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 182 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 423 g

Reihe: Routledge Studies in Rhetoric and Stylistics

In this study, Jennifer Riddle Harding presents a cognitive analysis of three figures of speech that have readily identifiable forms: similes, puns, and counterfactuals. Harding argues that when deployed in literary narrative, these forms have narrative functions—such as the depiction of conscious experiences, allegorical meanings, and alternative plots—uniquely developed by these more visible figures of speech. Metaphors, by contrast, are often "invisible" in the formal structure of a text. With a solid cognitive grounding, Harding’s approach emphasizes the relationship between figurative forms and narrative effects. Harding demonstrates the literary functions of previously neglected figures of speech, and the potential for a unified approach to a topic that crosses cognitive disciplines. Her work has implications for the rhetorical approach to figures of speech, for cognitive disciplines, and for the studies of literature, rhetoric, and narrative.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Harding, Jennifer Riddle

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturwissenschaft
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Sprechwissenschaft, Rhetorik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1: Introduction to Similes, Puns, and Counterfactuals in Literary Narrative

Chapter 2: Similes

Chapter 3: Drunken Eloquence: Similes in John Updike’s "Transaction"

Chapter 4: Puns

Chapter 5: Very Punny: Puns in Bret Harte’s "The Luck of Roaring Camp"

Chapter 6: Counterfactuals

Chapter 7: Complex Regrets: Counterfactuals in Hemingway’s "The Snows of Kilimanjaro"

Chapter 8: Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Jennifer Riddle Harding is Associate Professor of English at Washington and Jefferson College, USA.