Ralf Norrman, Jon Haarberg

Nature and Language (eBook, ePUB)

A Semiotic Study of Cucurbits in Literature

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

There exists an area of overlap where language and nature meet, and this book, first published in 1980, illuminates that fascinating territory. When real-world things, such as plants, are used in literature or language as symbols, these special signs have a double allegiance.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 258
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. August 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781134834846
• Artikelnr.: 45681787

Autorenporträt

Ralf Norrman, Jon Haarberg

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Part 1: 'Pregnant Gourds' and 'Delirious Pumpkins': The Semiotic Matrix of Cucurbits
Part 2: Implications
1. Is a literary work written by the author or by the readers? 2. Does a literary work write itself? 3. Sign and signification 4. Independent creation versus tradition 5. On the nature of signs used in cucurbitic metaphors
Conclusion
Notes
Works cited
Translations
Index