The ways of the word : episodes in verbal attention / Garrett Stewart.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stewart, Garrett, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English language--Style.

English language.

Word (Linguistics).

English literature--19th century--History and criticism.

English literature.

English literature--20th century--History and criticism.

American literature--19th century--History and criticism.

American literature.

American literature--20th century--History and criticism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vi, 239 pages)

Place of Publication:

Ithaca, New York : Cornell University Press, [2021]

Summary:

"It seems painfully obvious to note that novels are composed one word at a time. Yet very few works of literary theory or criticism explore how words actually work in a literary context, how (some) writers effectively employ and deploy words (and the syllables that comprise them) to achieve stylistic effects that can heighten, distract from, make memorable, enliven, or deepen the experience of reading. Distinct from plot, theme, or character, the ways of the word are multiple, deviant, and convergent by turns, and in this book, Garrett Stewart charts some of these ways across dozens of works by authors classic to contemporary, in poetry as well as prose."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Scanned: intro in overview

Lexical timelines, phrasal timings

The tensed word

Part II. Staged: Text Out Loud

Reading en scène

Threading the read

Fframe advance: text, vector, velocity

Tracked: an epilogue on aftertones.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

Other Format:

Print version: Stewart, Garrett. Ways of the word

ISBN:

9781501761393

1501761390

9781501761409

1501761404

OCLC:

1256593166