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  Exploring the Language of Poems, Plays and Prose (Learning About Language) (Paperback) By (author) Michael H. Short

  

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  Short Description for Exploring the Language of Poems, Plays and ProseExamines how readers interact with literary works, how they understand and are moved by them. Mick Short considers how meanings and effects are generated in the three major literary genres, carrying out stylistic analysis of poetry, drama and prose fiction in turn. He analyses a wide range of extracts from English literature.
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  • Publisher: LONGMAN
  • Published: 01 October 1996
  • Format: Paperback 416 pages
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  • Categories: Linguistics | Semantics | Poetry By Individual Poets | Literary Theory
  • ISBN 13: 9780582291300 ISBN 10: 0582291305
  • Sales rank: 46,494

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Full description for Exploring the Language of Poems, Plays and Prose

• Exploring the Language of Poems, Plays and Prose examines how readers interact with literary works, how they understand and are moved by them. Mick Short considers how meanings and effects are generated in the three major literary genres, carying out stylistic analysis of poetry, drama and prose fiction in turn. He analyses a wide range of extracts from English literature, adopting an accessible approach to the analysis of literary texts which can be applied easily to other texts in English and in other languages.