Stylistics: A Practical Coursebook

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Summary: Stylistics or grammar?
Review: I have to agree with the authors when they say that the readerswith a literary background may find this book frustrating. As thetitles tells this is a practical course book. The question is: a course of stylistics or a grammar course? Students might find it a good helper to review every grammatical spot.It covers all topics related to the use of grammar into literary prose and non-fictional texts. But, it does not clarify for the beginners "what in the world is stylistics". Concerning about this particular subject many questions remain... If you are looking for a "step by step" introduction to stylistics this is not the book for you... On the other hand, if you already have some background on this discipline here you can find a few good texts to think of...