Jennifer Riddle Harding

Similes, Puns and Counterfactuals in Literary Narrative

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Produktbeschreibung

In this study, Jennifer Riddle Harding presents a cognitive analysis of three figures of speech that have readily identifiable forms: similes, puns, and counterfactuals. With a solid cognitive grounding, Harding's approach emphasizes the relationship between figurative forms and narrative effects.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 182
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Mai 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 156mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 391g
• ISBN-13: 9781138928138
• ISBN-10: 1138928135
• Artikelnr.: 43676069

Autorenporträt

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

Inhaltsangabe

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