Author : Jennifer Riddle Harding
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317401921
Total Pages : 281 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (174 download)
Book Synopsis Similes, Puns and Counterfactuals in Literary Narrative by : Jennifer Riddle Harding
Download or read book Similes, Puns and Counterfactuals in Literary Narrative written by Jennifer Riddle Harding and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-04-21 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.