Focusing on the first journal in The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath, this book writes a convincing case for the value of corpus-based stylistics and narrative psychology in the analysis of representations of the experience of affective states. Situated at the intersection between language study, psychology and healthcare, this study of the personal writing of a poet and novelist showcases a cutting-edge combination of quantitative and qualitative approaches, including metaphor analysis, corpus methods, and second person narration. Techniques that systematically account for representations of experiences of affective states, such as those in this book, are rare and crucial in improving understanding of these experiences. The findings and methods of this book therefore potentially have bearing on the study, diagnosis and treatment of depression and other mental illnesses. Zsofia Demjen follows the cognitive turn in both literary studies and linguistics here, emerging with a greater understanding of Plath, her diarized output and her experience of her inner world.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN-13
9781474212663
eBay Product ID (ePID)
215773297
Product Key Features
Subject Area
Data Analysis
Author
Dr Zsofia Demjen
Publication Name
Sylvia Plath and the Language of Affective States: Written Discourse and the Experience of Depression
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Publication Year
2015
Type
Study Guide
Number of Pages
256 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
234mm
Item Width
156mm
Item Weight
531g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Dr Zsofia Demjen
Series Title
Advances in Stylistics
Topic
Literature
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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