Introduction to Modern Russian Stylistics

Author: Wang Fuxiang
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Publish Date: 2002-03-01
Features: This book was compiled during the author's tenure at the Russian Department of the university, serving as a textbook for specialized lectures on rhetoric for master's and doctoral students. Its purpose is to introduce the basic knowledge of common rhetorical devices and figures of speech in modern written and spoken Russian, aiming to improve linguistic proficiency and the ability to use the Russian language. The book consists of four parts: Introduction, discussing the general overview of rhetorical figures and the study of rhetoric, which also touches upon some common concepts in rhetoric, such as rhetorical meaning, rhetorical color, and rhetorical devices; the second part covers semantic rhetorical figures; the third part covers syntactic rhetorical figures; and the final part discusses the use of rhetorical figures in structuring texts. This book is suitable for advanced undergraduate and graduate students of Russian for self-study.