Download or read book Rhetoric and stylistics written by Ulla Fix and published by Walter de Gruyter. This book was released on 2008 with total page 1477 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rhetoric and stylistics deal with successful human communication and the arrangement of language in texts. As the most influential of all language-related disciplines, rhetoric has an ancient tradition and is presently experiencing a remarkable revival. Stylistics analyzes the structures of texts with regard to their semantic potential and their function in the life of the individual and in society. The handbook offers surveys of theoretical approaches, forms of linguistic practice and practical contexts from antiquity to the present.