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Language and Manipulation in House of Cards: A Pragma-Stylistic Perspective Sandrine Sorlin 1st ed. 2016 edition
Language and Manipulation in House of Cards: A Pragma-Stylistic Perspective
Sandrine Sorlin
This book is to date the first monograph-length study of the popular American political TV series House of Cards. The study of the stylistic idiosyncrasies of the ruthless main protagonist, Frank Underwood, is completed by a pragmatic and cognitive approach exposing the main characters’ manipulative strategies to win over the other.
280 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, 11 colour illustrations, biography
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | August 23, 2016 |
| ISBN13 | 9781137558473 |
| Publishers | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Pages | 267 |
| Dimensions | 247 × 158 × 21 mm · 498 g |
| Language | English |