Vimala Herman

Gebundenes Buch

Dramatic Discourse

Dialogue as Interaction in Plays

Beschreibung

In "Dramatic Discourse," Vimala Herman argues that drama should be of particular interest to linguists, because of its form and dialogue, but also because its subsequent translation into performance is fertile ground for the current theories emphasizing performativity and performance in language. Each chapter contains a theoretical section in which major concepts of each framework are explained. The relevance of these frameworks to dramatic discourse are analyzed using textual examples from Shakespeare, Beckett, Osborne, and others. Herman draws on ethnomethodology, conversation analysis, discourse analysis and sociolinguistics to explore dramatic issues such as time in language, power and gender. "Dramatic Discourse" offers new theoretical approaches which contribute to a more complete understanding of dramatic dialogue.

Autor

Vimala Herman

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 344
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. November 1995
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 222mm x 145mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 617g
• ISBN-13: 9780415082419
• ISBN-10: 0415082412
• Artikelnr.: 21998351

Rezensionen

`This book asks us to re-think received ideas about the relations between dramatic and life strategies, between language and subjectivity, bewteen representation and society. That this study should succeed in posing such large questions while paying scrupulous scholarly attention to theories, methodologies and texts in an unusual achievement indeed.' - Keir Elam

'The main strength of the book lies in its exposition of linguistic models, which is both thorough and accessible... I would have no hesitation in recommending the book to undergraduates and fellow researchers alike, and welcome this latest study of literary dialogue.' - Language and Literature

`This book asks us to re-think received ideas about the relations between dramatic and life strategies, between language and subjectivity, bewteen representation and society. That this study should succeed in posing such large questions while paying scrupulous scholarly attention to theories, methodologies and texts in an unusual achievement indeed.' - Keir Elam

'The main strength of the book lies in its exposition of linguistic models, which is both thorough and accessible... I would have no hesitation in recommending the book to undergraduates and fellow researchers alike, and welcome this latest study of literary dialogue.' - Language and Literature