| Description |
1 online resource (vii, 254 pages). |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Advances in stylistics
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Advances in stylistics.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 244-251) and index. |
| Contents |
pt. 1. Corpus stylistics : general principles -- pt. 2. Corpus stylistics in practice : a comparative analysis of The magus -- pt. 3. Further issues in corpus stylistics. |
| Summary |
In this book, Yufang Ho compares the text style difference between the two versions of John Fowles' The Magus, exemplifying the methodological principles and analytic practices of the corpus stylistic approach. The Magus was first published in 1966 and was revised and republished by Fowles in 1977. Fowles' own comment on the second edition was that it was 'rather more than a stylistic revision.' The book explores how the revised version is linguistically different from the original, especially in terms of point of view (re) representation. The corpus stylistic approach adopted combines qualitative and quantitative comparison to confirm the overall text style difference. The analysis demonstrates that computer assisted methods can identify significant linguistic features which literary critics have not noticed and provide a more detailed descriptive basis for literary interpretation of (either edition) of the novel. This analysis of The Magus serves as a case study and exemplar of how corpus techniques may be used generally in the study of linguistics. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Fowles, John, 1926-2005. Magus -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Fowles, John, 1926-2005. |
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Magus (Fowles, John) |
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Corpora (Linguistics)
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Corpora (Linguistics) |
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English language -- Style.
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English language -- Style. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Corpus stylistics in principles and practice. Continuum, 2011 9780826426178 (OCoLC)657602590 |
| ISBN |
9781441124715 (electronic book) |
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1441124713 (electronic book) |
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1283271672 |
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9781283271677 |
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9780826426178 |
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0826426174 |
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