Language And Literature: A Synthesis
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Book: Fair
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Pages: Good
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At the crossroads of two disciplines that have long been treated as separate domains, Language and Literature: A Synthesis presents a compelling argument for the unified study of linguistic structure and literary expression. Authored by two distinguished academics from the University of Sydney — Robert D. Eagleson, Associate Professor of English Language, and Leonie Kramer, Professor of Australian Literature — this work instructs readers in how the mechanics of language and the art of literature are not merely adjacent fields, but deeply interdependent ones. The book charts a rigorous intellectual course through grammar, style, and meaning, demonstrating how a command of linguistic principles enriches the reading and interpretation of literary texts. Grounded in the scholarly traditions of both English language studies and Australian literary criticism, this synthesis argues that artificial divisions between the two disciplines have long impoverished both. Eagleson and Kramer bring complementary expertise to bear on questions of voice, register, and textual meaning, producing a work that is at once analytically precise and accessibly written. Ideal for students and scholars alike, it challenges readers to reconsider how deeply the words on a page are shaped by the systems of language beneath them — and leaves one wondering just how much of literature's power has always been hiding in plain linguistic sight.
Author: Robert D. Eagleson And Leonie Kramer
Format: Paperback
Genre: Literary theory
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
At the crossroads of two disciplines that have long been treated as separate domains, Language and Literature: A Synthesis presents a compelling argument for the unified study of linguistic structure and literary expression. Authored by two distinguished academics from the University of Sydney — Robert D. Eagleson, Associate Professor of English Language, and Leonie Kramer, Professor of Australian Literature — this work instructs readers in how the mechanics of language and the art of literature are not merely adjacent fields, but deeply interdependent ones. The book charts a rigorous intellectual course through grammar, style, and meaning, demonstrating how a command of linguistic principles enriches the reading and interpretation of literary texts. Grounded in the scholarly traditions of both English language studies and Australian literary criticism, this synthesis argues that artificial divisions between the two disciplines have long impoverished both. Eagleson and Kramer bring complementary expertise to bear on questions of voice, register, and textual meaning, producing a work that is at once analytically precise and accessibly written. Ideal for students and scholars alike, it challenges readers to reconsider how deeply the words on a page are shaped by the systems of language beneath them — and leaves one wondering just how much of literature's power has always been hiding in plain linguistic sight.