The Subtle Subtext: Hidden Meanings in Literature and Life by Pernot, Laurent

The Subtle Subtext: Hidden Meanings in Literature and Life (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780271091976)

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The Subtle Subtext: Hidden Meanings in Literature and Life by Pernot, Laurent

The Subtle Subtext: Hidden Meanings in Literature and Life

$99.95
The Subtle Subtext: Hidden Meanings in Literature and Life by Pernot, Laurent

The Subtle Subtext: Hidden Meanings in Literature and Life

$99.95
Format: Hardcover
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Examines forms of double meaning, including allusion, ambiguity, innuendo, and courteous phrases used in daily life, politics, and literature. Draws on examples from across the human sciences, from Homer to Shakespeare, Moli鑽e, Proust, Foucault, and others.



Author: Laurent Pernot
ISBN-10: 0271091975
ISBN-13: 9780271091976
Publisher: Penn State University Press
Language: English
Published: 12/14/2021
Pages: 180
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.97lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.56d

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By Laurent Pernot
By Laurent Pernot
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Laurent Pernot is Member of the Institut de France and Professor of Greek Language and Literature at the University of Strasbourg. He is the author of numerous books in his field, including Rhetoric in Antiquity; Alexandre le Grand: Les risques du pouvoir;and Epideictic Rhetoric: Questioning the Stakes of Ancient Praise. He is also the editor of New Chapters in the History of Rhetoric.

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