An Introduction To Stylistics

The book is an introductory reader in stylistics meant for initiating readers in general and students in particular to the basic theories and practices of the yet relatively new discipline stylistics. The book aims at equipping readers with the tools needed for a stylistics interpretation of literary as well as non-literary texts and also propagates an integrated study of language and literature. There is a detailed analysis of a number of poems and short stories, meant to serve as models for stylistic analysis of literary texts. Contents: Introduction 1. Stylistics and the Interpretation of Literature 2. The Basic Assumptions of Stylistics 3. Stylistic Features 4. Appreciating Poetry 5. Stylistic Analysis of Extracts from a Short Story 6. Stylistic Analysis of a Short Story 7. Analysing Drama Texts 8. English in Indian Newspapers: A Stylistic Analysis