Poetics of Expressiveness
A Theory and Application
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The volume presents for the first time in book form in English the work of two major representatives of the so-called Moscow-Tartu school. The Introduction outlines their project for a poetics of expressiveness against the background of the structural-semiotic movement of the '60s and '70s. Part I is a systematic exposition of the theory, concentrating on the concepts of theme, expressive device, poetic world, etc. Part II and III apply these concepts to a structuralist portrayal of Leo Tolstoy's tales for children (shown to be A War and Peace in miniature) and of the medieval Latin author Archpoet of Cologne (with special emphasis on his Mock Penitent). The volume is provided with a Bibliography of the poetics of expressiveness and a Glossary of its metalanguage.
[Linguistic and Literary Studies in Eastern Europe, 18] 1987. ix, 361 pp.
Publishing status: Available
© John Benjamins Publishing Company
Table of Contents
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Poetics Of Expressiveness: An Introduction | pp. 1–16
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Part One. Theory: Concepts towards a theory of literary competence
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Introductory remarks | pp. 19–24
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1. Basic concepts of the poetics of expressiveness | pp. 25–50
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2. Elementary expressive devices | pp. 51–68
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3. On VARIATION | pp. 69–97
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4. On PRESAGE | pp. 99–122
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5. On RECOIL | pp. 123–144
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6. On poetic worlds | pp. 145–152
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Part Two. Two Applications
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I Ex ungue leonem: Leo Tolstoy's children's stories as an echo of his major works. (A study in thematic invariance)
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Introductory remarks | pp. 155–157
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7. Deep structure | pp. 159–253
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8. Surface structure
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II The Archpoet of Cologne's arch poetics: Deep and surface structures of his “Confession” in service of an ambivalent theme
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Introductory remarks | p. 255
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9. Theme and deep design | pp. 257–271
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10. Deep structure | pp. 273–288
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11. Surface structure | pp. 289–303
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Appendix | pp. 305–325
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Abbreviations | pp. 327–328
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Glossary | pp. 345–353
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Index | pp. 355–361
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Subjects
Literature & Literary Studies
Main BIC Subject
DSB: Literary studies: general
Main BISAC Subject
LIT000000: LITERARY CRITICISM / General