These shining themes : the use and effects of figurative language in the poetry and prose of Anne Michaels

These shining themes : the use and effects of figurative language in the poetry and prose of Anne Michaels

This study explores the manner in which Anne Michaels uses figurative language, particularly metaphor, in her poetry and prose. In her first novel, Fugitive Pieces, and in certain of her poems, Michaels demonstrates the powers of language to destroy and to recuperate. For her, metaphor is not simply...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ristic, Danya
Other Authors: Prof A Wessels
Published: 2013
Subjects:
Legitimate language
Symbolic violence
Oppression
Domination
Metaphorical truth
Metaphor
Figurative language
Language theory
Victor klemperer
Pierre bourdieu
Paul ricoeur
Michel de certeau
Anne michaels
Corpse poetry
Destructive language
Recuperative language
Moral language
Empathic identification
Holocaust literary representation
UCTD
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2263/28950
Ristic, D 2011, These shining themes : the use and effects of figurative language in the poetry and prose of Anne Michaels, DLitt thesis, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://hdl.handle.net/2263/28950 >
http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-10222011-183720/

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http://hdl.handle.net/2263/28950
Ristic, D 2011, These shining themes : the use and effects of figurative language in the poetry and prose of Anne Michaels, DLitt thesis, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://hdl.handle.net/2263/28950 >
http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-10222011-183720/

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