Description: Some Keywords in Dickens, Paperback by Chialant, Maria Teresa (CON); Eaton, Michael (CON); Hollington, Michael (CON); Jaeck, Nathalie (CON); Kujawska-lis, Ewa (CON), ISBN 3847113151, ISBN-13 9783847113157, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US This volume shows how highly conscious Dickens was of words - of their meaning of course, and of the ideas they conjured up, but also of their very substance, texture, plasticity, visuality, and resonance, as well as their interactions with other words, and with their cultural environment. Each keyword is treated not as a semantic unit with a fixed meaning but rather as a flexible linguistic construct. Some keywords are just a word, a characteristic or even idiosyncratic lexical unit; some are treated as a load-bearing conceptual category or theme; some disintegrate into noise, complicating readers' assumptions about what a keyword must be. The focus shifts from "word" at micro- to macro-levels of signification, at times denoting wider cultural usage. Dynamic relations, oppositions, correlations and overlappings result from these individualized reading journeys, creating unforeseen and rich systems of meaning.
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Book Title: Some Keywords in Dickens
Item Length: 9.1in
Item Width: 6.1in
Author: Francesca Orestano
Publication Name: Some Keywords in Dickens
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: V&R Unipress
Publication Year: 2021
Series: Close Reading Ser.
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 13.6 Oz
Number of Pages: 247 Pages
