Angelika Zirker Bücher

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865) und Through the Looking-Glass (1871) von Lewis Carroll gelten als Klassiker der Kinderliteratur, weshalb sie bislang vor allem vor diesem Hintergrund interpretiert wurden. Die vorliegende Studie liest die beiden Erzählungen primär als Wegweiser für den erwachsenen Leser, in eine Welt des Spiels und damit in eine Kinderwelt zurückzukehren, die ihn zur Erlösung führen kann. Eine solche Lesart vollzieht sich vor dem Hintergrund der Säkularisierung im 19. Jahrhundert und situiert die Alice-Bücher im literarischen, philosophischen und theologischen Diskurs der Zeit unter Berücksichtigung der Genese von Denkfiguren, die sich in Carrolls Werk finden. Dies geschieht anhand der Konzepte von Spiel, Sprache und Erlösung.

This volume is the first of two bringing together selected contributions from linguistics and literary studies focusing on the variegated manifestations of wordplay in different communicative settings. By investigating basic techniques and ludic traditions, the volumes offer a fresh look on the metalinguistic/metadiscursive dimension of wordplay as well as on its various kinds of interplays.

Exploring early modern concepts of the soul, this analysis juxtaposes William Shakespeare's The Rape of Lucrece with John Donne's Holy Sonnets. It uncovers fresh perspectives on interiority and performance, while also offering a deeper comprehension of the soliloquy in both poetic and dramatic contexts.

Wordplay can be seen as a genuine interface phenomenon. It can be found both in everyday communication and in literary texts, and it can fulfil a range of functions - it may be entertaining and comical, it may be used to conceal taboo, and it may influence the way in which the speaker's character is perceived. Moreover, wordplay also reflects on language and communication: it reveals surprising alternative readings, and emphasizes the phonetic similarity of linguistic signs that also points towards relations on the level of content. Wordplay unravels characteristics of literary language in everyday communication and opens up the possibility to analyze literary texts from a linguistic perspective. The first two volumes of the series The Dynamics of Wordplay therefore aim at bringing together contributions from linguistics and literary studies, focusing on theoretical issues such as basic techniques of wordplay, and its relationship to genres and discourse traditions. These issues are complemented by a series of case studies on the use of wordplay in individual authors and specific historical contexts. The contributions offer a fresh look on the multifaceted dynamics of wordplay in different communicative settings.

Wordplay can be seen as a genuine interface phenomenon. It can be found both in everyday communication and in literary texts, and it can fulfil a range of functions – it may be entertaining and comical, it may be used to conceal taboo, and it may influence the way in which the speaker’s character is perceived. Moreover, wordplay also reflects on language and communication: it reveals surprising alternative readings, and emphasizes the phonetic similarity of linguistic signs that also points towards relations on the level of content. Wordplay unravels characteristics of literary language in everyday communication and opens up the possibility to analyze literary texts from a linguistic perspective. The first two volumes of the series The Dynamics of Wordplay therefore aim at bringing together contributions from linguistics and literary studies, focusing on theoretical issues such as basic techniques of wordplay, and its relationship to genres and discourse traditions. These issues are complemented by a series of case studies on the use of wordplay in individual authors and specific historical contexts. The contributions offer a fresh look on the multifaceted dynamics of wordplay in different communicative settings.