An ecostylistic analysis of selected extracts from Michael Punke's novel The Revenant

An ecostylistic analysis of selected extracts from Michael Punke's novel The Revenant

This article presents an ecostylistic analysis of selected extracts from Michael Punke's novel The Revenant (2002). The aims of the study are achieved in terms of an eclectic methodological framework. The study aims at revealing the power hierarchy created in the selected texts between human an...

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Published in:Cogent arts & humanities Vol. 10; no. 1
Main Authors: Adnan Mohamed, Zahraa, Adil Jaafar, Eman
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Abingdon Cogent 31-12-2023
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Taylor & Francis Group
Subjects:
Dictionaries
Ecocriticism
Ecology
ecostylistics
Education
fiction
foregrounding
Grammar
Humanities
Language
Linguistics
Novels
SFG
Stylistics
stylistics analysis
transitivity processes
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Summary:This article presents an ecostylistic analysis of selected extracts from Michael Punke's novel The Revenant (2002). The aims of the study are achieved in terms of an eclectic methodological framework. The study aims at revealing the power hierarchy created in the selected texts between human and non-human participants. Also, it aims to show how the elements of nature affect the survival of humans in the fictional context by identifying the ecostylistic features in the literary text.  A close ecostylistic reading of six selected extracts from the novel using Systemic Functional Grammar (SFG) tools (Halliday & Matthiessen, 2014[1985]) and Zurru's (2017) approach is followed. Moreover, the study presents a qualitative investigation of stylistic elements such as foregrounded features and deviated language patterns. Thus, conducting an ecostylistic analysis of the chosen passages, and, demonstrating how the author portrays the environment with all its elements as an effective participant helps to appreciate nature. The findings show that nature acts as the main character's savior and a threat to his life; it also demonstrates how nature works as a powerful active participant in portraying the events of the novel.
ISSN:2331-1983
2331-1983
DOI:10.1080/23311983.2023.2244209