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Poetics of expressiveness : a theory and applications / by Yuri Shcheglov and Alexander Zholkovsky; introduction, glossary, index, bibliography, and general editing by Alexander Zholkovsky.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Shcheglov, I︠U︡. K. (I︠U︡riĭ Konstantinovich)
- Series:
- Linguistic & literary studies in Eastern Europe ; v. 18.
- Linguistic & literary studies in Eastern Europe (LLSEE), 0165-7712 ; v. 18
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Literature.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (371 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins Pub. Co., 1987.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The volume presents for the first time in book form in English the work of two major representatives of the so-called Moscow-Tartu school. The Introduction outlines their project for a poetics of expressiveness against the background of the structural-semiotic movement of the '60s and '70s. Part I is a systematic exposition of the theory, concentrating on the concepts of theme, expressive device, poetic world, etc. Part II and III apply these concepts to a structuralist portrayal of Leo Tolstoy's tales for children (shown to be A War and Peace in miniature) and of the medieval Latin author Arc
- Contents:
- pt. 1. Theory
- pt. 2. Two applications.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-283-32844-5
- 9786613328441
- 90-272-7894-6
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