A Dictionary of Literary Devices
Author | : Bernard Marie Dupriez |
Publisher | : University of Toronto Press |
Total Pages | : 572 |
Release | : 1991-01-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 0802068030 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780802068033 |
Rating | : 4/5 (033 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis A Dictionary of Literary Devices by : Bernard Marie Dupriez
Download or read book A Dictionary of Literary Devices written by Bernard Marie Dupriez and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 1991-01-01 with total page 572 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Comprising some 4000 terms, defined and illustrated, "Gradus" calls upon the resources of linguistics, poetics, semiotics, socio-criticism, rhetoric, pragmatics, combining them in ways which enable readers quickly to comprehend the codes and conventions which together make up 'literarity.'