Historical Description and Logical Deduction. Literary Criticism and Stylistics

Author: Jiang Yuanlun
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Publish Date: 1999-07-01
Features: Modern stylistics has already had a considerable history. However, the stylistic issues of literary criticism itself have always been a blind spot within the field of stylistics. Based on a wide-ranging examination of historical, particularly 20th-century, critical stylistic realities, this book explores the research methods of critical style and further summarizes the basic models of critical styles, such as "metaphorical style," "deductive style," "synthetical style," and "dialogical style," conducting an in-depth analysis of each. Additionally, a dedicated chapter examines Roland Barthes' critical style. As demonstrated by the arguments in the book, theory, like other cultural creations of humankind, is also a part of human life, and in terms of spirituality, it is even purer than artistic creation. Therefore, as one of the forms or manifestations of such thinking, critical style holds an equally important position as creative style. Moreover, its research value is arguably greater, making it even more challenging. The value of this book lies not only in the fact that its emergence undoubtedly makes our attention and reflection on stylistic issues more comprehensive and multidimensional.