Similes, Puns and Counterfactuals in Literary Narrative PDF
by Jennifer Riddle Harding
Part of the Routledge Studies in Rhetoric and Stylistics series
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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.
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- Pages:182 pages
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis
- Publication Date:21/04/2017
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- ISBN:9781317401933
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- Format:PDF
- Pages:182 pages
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis
- Publication Date:21/04/2017
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- ISBN:9781317401933