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Austin Timothy R. <1952-> |
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Language Crafted : A Linguistic Theory of Poetic Syntax / / Timothy R. Austin |
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Indiana University Press, 1984 |
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Bloomington : , : Indiana University Press, , 1984 |
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©1984 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (1 online resource x, 170 pages) : illustrations |
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Syntax |
Dichtersprache |
Theorie |
Stilistik |
Theorieën |
Stilistiek |
Literary style |
Criticism |
Style litteraire |
Critique |
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Monografia |
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Stylistics is at a crossroad, according to Timothy Austin. It must find a way of bridging the chasm that separates it from deconstructionism and a means of restoring the faith of disillusioned stylists, like Stanley Fish and his followers, in its precepts. Offering a new, comprehensive, and clearly articulated theory of stylistics, Language Crafted is a first—and giant—step toward the goal of the revitalization of stylistics. Austin sets out the standards that a general theory of stylistics must meet. It must delimit its range of phenomena; it should offer a well-defined theoretical model, complete with theoretical categories and a description of the ways those categories relate to one another; it must |
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evaluate the capacity of the model to analyze data in an approp- riate and elegant way; and it should examine the implications of its conclusions for associated fields. Using these standards, Austin outlines a linguistic theory of poetic syntax, elaborating on its provisions and extending its exemplifications to cover a broad spectrum of authors and texts. Austin's refreshing approach to poetic syntax offers great hope for a positive and productive future for the discipline of stylistics. |
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