The Pragmatics of Fiction

Presents pragmatics as a framework to analyse the discourse of fiction Draws on a range of fictional genres including novels, plays, fan fiction, poems, lyrics, movies and TV seriesEach chapter includes an introduction and conclusion, a list of key concepts, exercises and suggestions for further readingThree part structure explores fiction as communication, the pragmatics of story worlds and themes in fiction Drawing on a wide range of fictional texts from Shakespeare and Austen to Game of Thron