Style, Meaning and Pedagogy

A practical handbook for Stylistics classrooms. Through lucid explanations and illustrative examples, it demystifies the process of stylistic analysis, empowering students to navigate the complex landscape of English style, and explore the myriad ways in which language can be shaped and manipulated for rhetorical effects.

A compelling handbook of great potential use for students and classroom practitioners in the field of Stylistics and Rhetorical Studies. It offers a range of significant stylistic concepts and theories adeptly selected, perceptively introduced, and insightfully deployed in the analysis of a diverse array of literary and non-literary texts to illuminate the nuanced interplay between linguistic expression, style and meaning.

Rachida Yassine

Professor of English and Cultural Studies

Department of English Studies

Ibn Zohr University, Agadir, Morocco

“Style, Meaning and Pedagogy” is an interdisciplinary guide that explores the concept of style in language, literature, and communication. It covers literary and non-literary texts, using various analytical methods like metaphor analysis, reader-response theory, and rhetorical analysis to enhance students’ comprehension, analytical, and interpretive skills. The book juggles themes relevant to students’ lives while teaching critical reading and meaning analysis skills for English literature and linguistics students. The book will be an excellent and peerless addition for those working in this area.

Paul Hackett

Emerson College