The Routledge Handbook of Stylistics

by Michael Burke (Editor)

This second edition of The Routledge Handbook of Stylistics provides a comprehensive introduction and reference point to key areas in the field of stylistics. The four sections of the volume encompass a wide range of approaches from classical rhetoric to cognitive neuroscience. Issues that are covered Each of the 33 chapters in this volume is written by a specialist. Each chapter provides an introduction to the subject, an overview of its history, an instructive example of how to conduct a stylistic analysis, a section with recommendations for practice and a discussion of possible future developments in the area for readers to follow up on. The Routledge Handbook of Stylistics , second edition is essential reading for researchers, postgraduates and undergraduate students working in this area.

Genres: Linguistics

18 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2014