The Rhetoric of Literary Communication: From Classical English Novels to Contemporary Digital Fiction (Routledge Studies in Rhetoric and Stylistics)

Synopsis

Building on the notion of fiction as communicative act, this collection brings together an interdisciplinary range of scholars to examine the evolving relationship between authors and readers in fictional works from 18th-century English novels through to contemporary digital fiction. The book showcases a diverse range of contributions from scholars in stylistics, rhetoric, pragmatics, and literary studies to offer new ways of looking at the "author–reader channel," drawing on work from Roger Sell, Jean-Jacques Lecercle, and James Phelan. The volume traces the evolution of its form across historical periods, genres, and media, from its origins in the conversational mode of direct address in 18th-century English novels to the use of second-person narratives in the 20th century through to 21st-century digital fiction with its implicit requirement for reader participation. The book engages in questions of how the author–reader channel is shaped by different forms, and how this continues to evolve in emerging contemporary genres and of shifting ethics of author and reader involvement. This book will be of particular interest to students and scholars interested in the intersection of pragmatics, stylistics, and literary studies.

Copyright:

2022

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

Book Size:

232 Pages

ISBN-13:

9781000536072

Related ISBNs:

9780367555634, 9781003094050, 9781032199672

Publisher:

Taylor and Francis

Date of Addition:

01/31/22

Copyrighted By:

selection and editorial matter, Virginie Iché and Sandrine Sorlin

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Language Arts

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Bookshare Staff

Usage Restrictions:

This is a copyrighted book.

Edited by:

Virginie Iché

Edited by:

Sandrine Sorlin