Communicational criticism : studies in literature as dialogue / Roger D. Sell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sell, Roger D.

Series:

Dialogue studies ; v. 11.

Dialogue studies (DS), 1875-1792 ; v. 11

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Criticism.

Literature--History and criticism.

Literature.

Pragmatics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (404 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Further developing the line of argument put forward in his Literature as Communication (2000) and Mediating Criticism (2001), Roger D. Sell now suggests that when so-called literary texts stand the test of time and appeal to a large and heterogeneous circle of admirers, this is because they are genuinely dialogical in spirit. Their writers, rather than telling other people what to do or think or feel, invite them to compare notes, and about topics which take on different nuances as seen from different points of view. So while such texts obviously reflect the taste and values of t

Contents:

Communicational Criticism; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Dedication; Acknowledgements; Table of contents; 1. Introduction: Communicational criticism; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613234421

9781283234429

1283234424

9789027284860

9027284865

OCLC:

752475006