Ellipsis in English Literature: Signs of Omission

Author:   Anne Toner (University of Cambridge)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
ISBN:  

9781107073012


Pages:   266
Publication Date:   05 March 2015
Format:   Hardback
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier.

Our Price $232.88 Quantity:  
Add to Cart

Share |

Ellipsis in English Literature: Signs of Omission


Add your own review!

Overview

Full Product Details

Author:   Anne Toner (University of Cambridge)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 16.00cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.570kg
ISBN:  

9781107073012


ISBN 10:   1107073014
Pages:   266
Publication Date:   05 March 2015
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier.

Table of Contents

Introduction: observing the ellipsis; 1. Ellipsis marks in early printed drama; 2. Chasms and the eighteenth-century novel; 3. Ellipsis and the ends of novels; 4. Nineteenth-century 'explorations in Dot-and-Dashland'; 5. Ellipsis and modernity.

Reviews

'This is a fine book, written with wit, flair, and brio. Economy gives its argument the verve and tautness of an essay, while Toner's rich range of reference reverberates much farther.' Kathryn Sutherland, Cambridge Quarterly '[Toner] does not pursue a handful of extensive close readings or author-centred chapters: she sprints with wonderful concision and economy through five centuries of English literature …' Owen Boynton, Essays in Criticism


'This is a fine book, written with wit, flair, and brio. Economy gives its argument the verve and tautness of an essay, while Toner's rich range of reference reverberates much farther.' Kathryn Sutherland, Cambridge Quarterly '[Toner] does not pursue a handful of extensive close readings or author-centred chapters: she sprints with wonderful concision and economy through five centuries of English literature ...' Owen Boynton, Essays in Criticism


'This is a fine book, written with wit, flair, and brio. Economy gives its argument the verve and tautness of an essay, while Toner's rich range of reference reverberates much farther.' Kathryn Sutherland, Cambridge Quarterly '[Toner] does not pursue a handful of extensive close readings or author-centred chapters: she sprints with wonderful concision and economy through five centuries of English literature ...' Owen Boynton, Essays in Criticism 'This is a fine book, written with wit, flair, and brio. Economy gives its argument the verve and tautness of an essay, while Toner's rich range of reference reverberates much farther.' Kathryn Sutherland, Cambridge Quarterly '[Toner] does not pursue a handful of extensive close readings or author-centred chapters: she sprints with wonderful concision and economy through five centuries of English literature ...' Owen Boynton, Essays in Criticism


Author Information

Anne Toner is a Fellow and Director of Studies in English at Trinity College, Cambridge.

Tab Content 6

Author Website:  

Customer Reviews

Recent Reviews

No review item found!

Add your own review!

Countries Available

All regions
Latest Reading Guide

MRG2025CC

 

Shopping Cart
Your cart is empty
Shopping cart
Mailing List