The aim of this paper is to discuss the use of multimodality, that is simultaneous employment
of verbal and non-verbal semiotic resources, in American fiction from the postmodern novel …

This chapter discusses two autobiographies, one genuine and one fictional, with emphasis
on the textuality of literature. The analysis does not seek a demarcation line between fact …

In the light of a recent surge of interest in biological approaches to literature, the essay
discusses a Darwinian approach and its implications for literary criticism. To borrow from …

Using sociolinguistic theories of" prosaics" and the" dialogic," this essay explores the
rhetoric which characterizes Dutch still-life painting and the personal essay. Both employ …

Comparing the sources of a novel and a biography leads to the paradox that the freedom of
fiction can allow a more “realistic” treatment of character than the restriction of biography to …

The paper concerns the cognitive function of literature. I show that literary stories, because of
their narrative and mimetic structure, enable us to identify with fictitious heroes, and thus …

אין יצירה ספרותית ללא מחוות-ג'סטות, שפת הגוף. ואולם לא אצל כל סופר הופכת מחווה לציר מרכזי של
הפואטיקה. מילורד פביץ'לא רק משתמש בייצוגי המחוות כאחת הטכניקות הרבות ביצירותיו, אלא בונה את כל …‎

This paper focuses on a forgotten Hungarian author's forgotten novel. Zsigmond Justh's
Művész szerelem [Artist's Love] was published in 1888 and considered to be a" styleroman" …