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Enigmas and Riddles in Literature
Taschenbuch von Eleanor Cook
Sprache: Englisch

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A wide-ranging and original study on how enigmas and riddles work in literature.
A wide-ranging and original study on how enigmas and riddles work in literature.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction; 1. Enigma personified: the riddling beasts, Sphinx and griffin; 2. Enigma as trope: history, function, fortunes; 3. What is the shape of the riddle? Enigma as masterplot; 4. Case study I. Enigma in Dante's Eden (Purgatorio 27-33); 5. Questions of riddle and genre; 6. Riddle as scheme: a case for a new griph-class; 7. Case study II. Mapping riddles: Lewis Carroll and the Alice books; 8. Figures for enigma; 9. Case study III. The structure of reality: enigma in Wallace Steven's later work; 10. From protection to innocent amusement: some other functions of enigma; Afterword: enigma, the boundary figure; Appendix: Enigma, riddle and friends among the lexicographers.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2009
Rubrik: Literaturwissenschaft
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9780521119894
ISBN-10: 0521119898
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: Paperback
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Cook, Eleanor
Hersteller: Cambridge University Press
Maße: 229 x 152 x 18 mm
Von/Mit: Eleanor Cook
Erscheinungsdatum: 30.05.2009
Gewicht: 0,509 kg
Artikel-ID: 101542374
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction; 1. Enigma personified: the riddling beasts, Sphinx and griffin; 2. Enigma as trope: history, function, fortunes; 3. What is the shape of the riddle? Enigma as masterplot; 4. Case study I. Enigma in Dante's Eden (Purgatorio 27-33); 5. Questions of riddle and genre; 6. Riddle as scheme: a case for a new griph-class; 7. Case study II. Mapping riddles: Lewis Carroll and the Alice books; 8. Figures for enigma; 9. Case study III. The structure of reality: enigma in Wallace Steven's later work; 10. From protection to innocent amusement: some other functions of enigma; Afterword: enigma, the boundary figure; Appendix: Enigma, riddle and friends among the lexicographers.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2009
Rubrik: Literaturwissenschaft
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9780521119894
ISBN-10: 0521119898
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: Paperback
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Cook, Eleanor
Hersteller: Cambridge University Press
Maße: 229 x 152 x 18 mm
Von/Mit: Eleanor Cook
Erscheinungsdatum: 30.05.2009
Gewicht: 0,509 kg
Artikel-ID: 101542374
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