{"product_id":"the-subtle-subtext-hidden-meanings-in-literature-and-life-9780271092171","title":"The Subtle Subtext: Hidden Meanings in Literature and Life","description":"\u003cp\u003eSubtexts are all around us. In conversation, business transactions, politics, literature, philosophy, and even love, the art of expressing more than what is explicitly said allows us to live and move in the world. But rarely do we reflect on this subterranean dimension of communication.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this book, renowned classicist and scholar of rhetoric Laurent Pernot explores the fascinating world of subtext. Of the two meanings present in any instance of double meaning, Pernot focuses on the meaning that is unstated--the meaning that counts. He analyzes subtext in all its multifarious forms, including allusion, allegory, insinuation, figured speech, irony, innuendo, esoteric teaching, reading between the lines, ambiguity, and beyond. Drawing on examples from figures as varied as Homer, Shakespeare, Molière, Proust, Foucault, and others, as well as from popular culture, Pernot shows how subtext can be identified and deciphered as well as how prevalent and essential it is in human life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith erudition and wit, Pernot explains and clarifies a device of language that we use and understand every day without even realizing it. \u003ci\u003eThe Subtle Subtext \u003c\/i\u003eis a book for anyone who is interested in language, literature, hidden meanings, and the finer points of social relations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-766140\"\u003eLaurent Pernot\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penn State University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/14\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780271092171\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0271092173\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-LAN\"\u003eLanguage Arts \u0026amp; Disciplines\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-LAN004000\"\u003eCommunication Studies\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-LAN\"\u003eLanguage Arts \u0026amp; Disciplines\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-LAN015000\"\u003eRhetoric\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-PHI\"\u003ePhilosophy\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-PHI038000\"\u003eLanguage\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eLaurent Pernot\u003c\/strong\u003e is Member of the Institut de France and Professor of Greek Language and Literature at the University of Strasbourg. He is the author of numerous books in his field, including \u003ci\u003eRhetoric in Antiquity\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eAlexandre le Grand: Les risques du pouvoir\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eEpideictic Rhetoric: Questioning the Stakes of Ancient Praise\u003c\/i\u003e. He is also the editor of \u003ci\u003eNew Chapters in the History of Rhetoric\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penn State University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42683039613165,"sku":"9780271092171","price":38.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_77e6ae2e-63ae-40d5-968d-48f468c4a3d7.jpg?v=1649734406","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-subtle-subtext-hidden-meanings-in-literature-and-life-9780271092171","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}