The Rhetoric of Literary Communication: From Classical English Novels to Contemporary Digital Fiction

ISBN-13: 9780367555634 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 232 str.

Virginie Ich?; Sandrine Sorlin

Opis

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

Recenzje

"Strongly grounded in the history of rhetorical literary theory, this excellent collection brings analysis of 'you'-narratives and readerly address up to the present moment. The essays explore new dimensions of address to the reader in fiction, ranging from eighteenth-century novels to contemporary apps and gamebooks. Though the topic has been circulating among literary critics since the 1980s, this is the first comprehensive treatment of in/direct address in fiction, and it is long overdue."

Robyn Warhol, College of Arts & Sciences Distinguished Professor, The Ohio State University, USA

"This volume opens up a grand vista of the development of reader address, from its use in didactic fiction in the eighteenth century to the interactive app fiction in the 21st century. Perusing it is like diving into a treasure trove of fascinating examples. Through its productive use of the intersections between literary, linguistic and pragmatic theory, it devises new paths of inquiry into the nature and manifestations of literary communication which positions the reader as someone who may be instructed, cajoled, enlisted, affected, challenged or insulted."

Dr. Dorothee Birke, Associate Professor of English Literature, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NTNU Trondheim, Norway