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Item Details
Title:
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ON THE DISCOURSE OF SATIRE
TOWARDS A STYLISTIC MODEL OF SATIRICAL HUMOUR |
By: |
Paul Simpson |
Format: |
Hardback |
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£80.00 |
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ISBN 10: |
9027233330 |
ISBN 13: |
9789027233332 |
Publisher: |
JOHN BENJAMINS PUBLISHING CO |
Pub. date: |
30 November, 2003 |
Series: |
Linguistic Approaches to Literature 2 |
Pages: |
256 |
Description: |
This work advances a model for the analysis of contemporary satirical humour. Combining a range of theoretical frameworks in stylistics, pragmatics and discourse analysis, the author examines both the methods of textual composition and the strategies of interpretation for satire. |
Synopsis: |
This book advances a model for the analysis of contemporary satirical humour. Combining a range of theoretical frameworks in stylistics, pragmatics and discourse analysis, Simpson examines both the methods of textual composition and the strategies of interpretation for satire. Verbal irony is central to the model, in respect of which Simpson isolates three principal "ironic phases" that shape the uptake of satirical humour. Throughout the book, consistent emphasis is placed on satire's status as a culturally situated discursive practice, while the categories of the model proposed are amply illustrated with textual examples. A notable feature of the book is a chapter on the legal implications of using satirical humour as a weapon of attack in the public domain. A book where Jonathan Swift meets Private Eye magazine, this entertaining and thought-provoking study will interest those working in stylistics, humorology, pragmatics and discourse analysis. It also has relevance for forensic discourse analysis, and for media, literary and cultural studies. |
Illustrations: |
index |
Publication: |
Netherlands |
Imprint: |
John Benjamins Publishing Co |
Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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