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The Subtle Subtext : Hidden Meanings in Literature and Life / Laurent Pernot ; translated by W. E. Higgins.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Pernot, Laurent, 1955- author.
- Standardized Title:
- Art du sous-entendu. English
- Language:
- English
- French
- Subjects (All):
- Subtext (Drama, novel, etc.).
- Connotation (Linguistics).
- Allusions in literature.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (181 pages)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- University Park, PA : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2021]
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Summary:
- "Examines forms of double meaning, including allusion, ambiguity, innuendo, and courteous phrases used in daily life, politics, and literature. Draws on examples from across the human sciences, from Homer to Shakespeare, Moliere, Proust, Foucault, and others"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Subtexts all around us
- The rhetoric of figured speech
- The hermeneutics of suspicion
- Risks and safeguards of interpretation
- Greek pretenses about Rome
- An ox on the tongue
- Sexorama
- What about being frank?
- Catalog of further examples and practices
- A final word.
- Notes:
- "First published by Librarie Artheme Fayard, L'Art du sous-entendu ... 2018."
- "First published by Librarie Artheme Fayard, L'Art du sous-entendu ... 2018"--Title page verso.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780271092058
- 027109205X
- OCLC:
- 1473361973
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