Author: J. P. Stern
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521239837
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
This is a reissue of Professor Stern's distinguished study of German prose from the death of Goethe to the heyday of the Wilhelminian Empire. Professor Stern argues that nineteenth-century German prose is characterized by a particular combination of the prophetic and the archaic, of the existential and the parochial, and is only partially and sometimes not at all related to the social and political realities of the age. In this sense, German literature of the period stands apart from the main stream of European realism and has, for that reason, received little attention from the common reader outside its own country. The book contains studies of Goethe, Grillparzer, Büchner, Schopenhauer, Heine, Stifter and Fontane, all of whom re-interpreted the world from points of view other than that of the common and commonly explored social certainties of their age. Consequently, Professor Stern suggests alternative criteria to the common notion of realism with which to asses their work.
Re-Interpretations
Author: J. P. Stern
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521239837
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
This is a reissue of Professor Stern's distinguished study of German prose from the death of Goethe to the heyday of the Wilhelminian Empire. Professor Stern argues that nineteenth-century German prose is characterized by a particular combination of the prophetic and the archaic, of the existential and the parochial, and is only partially and sometimes not at all related to the social and political realities of the age. In this sense, German literature of the period stands apart from the main stream of European realism and has, for that reason, received little attention from the common reader outside its own country. The book contains studies of Goethe, Grillparzer, Büchner, Schopenhauer, Heine, Stifter and Fontane, all of whom re-interpreted the world from points of view other than that of the common and commonly explored social certainties of their age. Consequently, Professor Stern suggests alternative criteria to the common notion of realism with which to asses their work.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521239837
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
This is a reissue of Professor Stern's distinguished study of German prose from the death of Goethe to the heyday of the Wilhelminian Empire. Professor Stern argues that nineteenth-century German prose is characterized by a particular combination of the prophetic and the archaic, of the existential and the parochial, and is only partially and sometimes not at all related to the social and political realities of the age. In this sense, German literature of the period stands apart from the main stream of European realism and has, for that reason, received little attention from the common reader outside its own country. The book contains studies of Goethe, Grillparzer, Büchner, Schopenhauer, Heine, Stifter and Fontane, all of whom re-interpreted the world from points of view other than that of the common and commonly explored social certainties of their age. Consequently, Professor Stern suggests alternative criteria to the common notion of realism with which to asses their work.
Variety in Written English
Author: Tony Bex
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134839960
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
Combining insight from a variety of linguistic perspectives including Hallidayan functional linguistics and relevance theory, Tony Bex demonstrates how written texts operate within society to convey meaning. This book:- * looks at a wide variety of written genres - advertisments, letters, poetry and literature * provides an accessible and comprehensive survey of genre theory * proposes a challenging new way of analysing genre which emphasises communicative function * unusually, considers the relevance of linguistic theories of genre to the study of literary texts. * includes numerous exercises and annotated bibliographies Variety in Written Discourse will be of interest to all students of language and communication. In addition, it will be an invaluable text for those interested in literature, as well as English for Specific Purposes.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134839960
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
Combining insight from a variety of linguistic perspectives including Hallidayan functional linguistics and relevance theory, Tony Bex demonstrates how written texts operate within society to convey meaning. This book:- * looks at a wide variety of written genres - advertisments, letters, poetry and literature * provides an accessible and comprehensive survey of genre theory * proposes a challenging new way of analysing genre which emphasises communicative function * unusually, considers the relevance of linguistic theories of genre to the study of literary texts. * includes numerous exercises and annotated bibliographies Variety in Written Discourse will be of interest to all students of language and communication. In addition, it will be an invaluable text for those interested in literature, as well as English for Specific Purposes.
An Analysis of Derivative Words in the English Language, Or, A Key to Their Precise Analytic Definitions by Prefixes and Suffixes
Author: Salem Town
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
Politics and the English Language
Author: George Orwell
Publisher: Renard Press Ltd
ISBN: 1913724271
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
George Orwell set out ‘to make political writing into an art’, and to a wide extent this aim shaped the future of English literature – his descriptions of authoritarian regimes helped to form a new vocabulary that is fundamental to understanding totalitarianism. While 1984 and Animal Farm are amongst the most popular classic novels in the English language, this new series of Orwell’s essays seeks to bring a wider selection of his writing on politics and literature to a new readership. In Politics and the English Language, the second in the Orwell’s Essays series, Orwell takes aim at the language used in politics, which, he says, ‘is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind’. In an age where the language used in politics is constantly under the microscope, Orwell’s Politics and the English Language is just as relevant today, and gives the reader a vital understanding of the tactics at play. 'A writer who can – and must – be rediscovered with every age.' — Irish Times
Publisher: Renard Press Ltd
ISBN: 1913724271
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
George Orwell set out ‘to make political writing into an art’, and to a wide extent this aim shaped the future of English literature – his descriptions of authoritarian regimes helped to form a new vocabulary that is fundamental to understanding totalitarianism. While 1984 and Animal Farm are amongst the most popular classic novels in the English language, this new series of Orwell’s essays seeks to bring a wider selection of his writing on politics and literature to a new readership. In Politics and the English Language, the second in the Orwell’s Essays series, Orwell takes aim at the language used in politics, which, he says, ‘is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind’. In an age where the language used in politics is constantly under the microscope, Orwell’s Politics and the English Language is just as relevant today, and gives the reader a vital understanding of the tactics at play. 'A writer who can – and must – be rediscovered with every age.' — Irish Times
Quoting Speech in Early English
Author: Colette Moore
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521199085
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 231
Book Description
This study of speech representation in English texts from 1350-1600 examines the problems of interpreting discourse in these early works.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521199085
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 231
Book Description
This study of speech representation in English texts from 1350-1600 examines the problems of interpreting discourse in these early works.
An Analysis of the Derivative Words in the English Language
Author: Salem Town
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
Two English-Language Translators of Jin Ping Mei
Author: Shuangjin Xiao
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1040085326
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 239
Book Description
Two English-Language Translators of Jin Ping Mei examines English translations of the Ming novel Jin Ping Mei by translators from different historical periods within the Anglophone world. Drawing upon theoretical insights from translation studies, literary criticism, and cultural studies, the book explores the treatment of salient features of the novel in translation, including cultural representation, narratological elements, gender-specific motifs, and (homo)sexual themes. Through literary re-imagining and artistic re-creation, Egerton transforms a complex and sprawling narrative into a popular modern middlebrow novel, making it readily accessible within Western genres. Roy’s interlinear and annotated translation transcends the mere retelling of a vivid story for its unwavering emphasis on every single detail of the original, becoming a portal to the Ming past. It stands as a testament to the significance of translation as a medium for understanding the legacy of the late Ming and the socio-cultural dynamics shaping that period in Chinese history. This book will be a useful reference for scholars and research students within the fields of literary translation studies and translated Chinese literature, particularly Ming- Qing fiction. The book will also appeal to students and researchers studying Jin Ping Mei’s translation and reception in the West.
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1040085326
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 239
Book Description
Two English-Language Translators of Jin Ping Mei examines English translations of the Ming novel Jin Ping Mei by translators from different historical periods within the Anglophone world. Drawing upon theoretical insights from translation studies, literary criticism, and cultural studies, the book explores the treatment of salient features of the novel in translation, including cultural representation, narratological elements, gender-specific motifs, and (homo)sexual themes. Through literary re-imagining and artistic re-creation, Egerton transforms a complex and sprawling narrative into a popular modern middlebrow novel, making it readily accessible within Western genres. Roy’s interlinear and annotated translation transcends the mere retelling of a vivid story for its unwavering emphasis on every single detail of the original, becoming a portal to the Ming past. It stands as a testament to the significance of translation as a medium for understanding the legacy of the late Ming and the socio-cultural dynamics shaping that period in Chinese history. This book will be a useful reference for scholars and research students within the fields of literary translation studies and translated Chinese literature, particularly Ming- Qing fiction. The book will also appeal to students and researchers studying Jin Ping Mei’s translation and reception in the West.
The English Languages
Author: Thomas Burns McArthur
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521481304
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 278
Book Description
Plural? monolithic? legion? - Tom McArthur explores the nature of English in its local and global contexts.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521481304
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 278
Book Description
Plural? monolithic? legion? - Tom McArthur explores the nature of English in its local and global contexts.
Making Meaningful Choices in English
Author: Rainer Schulze
Publisher: Gunter Narr Verlag
ISBN: 9783823349396
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
Publisher: Gunter Narr Verlag
ISBN: 9783823349396
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
A Critical Ethnography of 'Westerners' Teaching English in China
Author: Phiona Stanley
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0415656222
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
Western 'teachers', many of whom would not be considered teachers elsewhere, teach English in public and private education in China. This book sheds light on their experiences, the effect they have on education and on students' perceptions of 'the West'.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0415656222
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
Western 'teachers', many of whom would not be considered teachers elsewhere, teach English in public and private education in China. This book sheds light on their experiences, the effect they have on education and on students' perceptions of 'the West'.