Metaphor in Literature

In this challenging and at times controversial book Ronald Carter addresses the discourse of 'English' as a subject of teaching and learning.Among the key topics investigated are:* grammar* correctness and standard English* critical language awareness and literacy* language and creativity* the methodological integration of language and literature in the curriculum* discourse theory and textual interpretation. Investigating English Discourse is a collection of revised, re-edited and newly written papers which contain extensive contrastive analyses of different styles of international English. These range from casual conversation to advertisement, poetry, jokes, metaphor, stories by canonical writers, public notices and children's writing. Ronald Carter highlights key issues for the study and teaching of 'English' for the year 2000 and beyond, focusing in particular on its political and ideological inflections. Investigating English Discourse is of relevance to teachers and students and researchers in the fields of discourse analysis, English as a first, second and foreign language, language and education, and applied and literary linguistics.

Aimed at students in the final year of secondary education, on Access courses or beginning degrees, this immensely readable book provides the ideal introduction to studying English. It will:* orient you, by explaining what you are doing when you are studying literature* equip you, by explaining key current ideas about English and literature* help you to bridge the gap from secondary to higher education, by showing how and why English is changing and by introducing the study of literary theory. Doing English examines the evolution of English as a subject and questions the assumptions that lie behind approaches to literature. The author deals with the exciting new ideas and contentious debates that make up English today, covering a range of issues from critical approaches to value, the canon and Shakespeare, to cultural heritage and national identity and on to the future of English. This volume is an essential purchase for all those planning to 'do' English.

A critical study of the ruses & roles with which William Faulkner masked himself & his characters.