Verbal Art

by Pettersson, Anders

• ISBN13: 9780773520691
• ISBN10: 0773520694
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-03-01
• Publisher: McGill Queens Univ Pr

Summary

Pettersson demonstrates the implications and applications of the theory through a series of detailed studies of literary works, taking care to show that his theory is compatible with a broad variety of perspectives. Combining an intimate knowledge of modern literary theory and the aesthetics of literature with innovative applications of linguistics and cognitive psychology to the literary work, he provides a thorough treatment of fundamental problems in the area, including the concept of a text or work, the concept of form, and the distinctiveness of the literary use of language.

Table of Contents

List of Figures	vii
Acknowledgments	ix
Introduction	3	(16)
PART ONE A THEORY OF LITERATURE IN OUTLINE
Psychological Considerations	19	(16)
Literature's Relevance to the Reader	35	(25)
Presentational Communication	60	(23)
Meaning and Text	83	(22)
PART TWO ASPECTS OF LITERARY EXPERIENCE
Conveyed Thoughts in Literature	105	(41)
The Reader's Thematization and Application	146	(36)
Literature and Feelings	182	(47)
A Poem: Gunnar Ekelof's ``But Somewhere Else''	229	(22)
Form in Literature	251	(15)
Traditional Ideas about Literary Form	266	(18)
Concluding Remarks: On the Nature of Literature's Autonomy	284	(17)
Notes	301	(48)
Bibliography	349	(18)
Index	367