Contrastive literature: a study of multiliteralism in historical English and Japanese
Publication Date
October 15, 2020
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This thesis is conceptually positioned at the intersection of Comparative Literature Studies, Semiotics, and Narratology. It examines the emblematic values of script choice in narrative writing that simultaneously employs multiple sets of discursive linguistic symbols. As specific case studies, the thesis contrasts text corpora from the radically distinct transhistorical contexts of Old English narrative poetry transcribed in the Latin alphabet and runic characters, and of Modern Japanese fiction which makes concurrent use of four scripts. It argues that in writing situations which exhibit this kind of heightened multiliteral awareness, the graphic choice of script in and of itself can operate as an auxiliary semiotic vehicle for associative meaning creation and emotive expression.
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ethesis
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PhD
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School of Cultures, Languages and Area Studies
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61219
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Contrastive Literature (PhD Thesis-Jacob W Runner-Student ID 14266792).pdf
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Examined. Corrected version of thesis following viva
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