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Language and Manipulation in House of Cards

A Pragma-Stylistic Perspective

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Authors:
  1. Sandrine Sorlin

    1. Aix Marseille univ, LERMA, Aix-en-Provence Institut Universitaire de France, Aix-en-Provence, France

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  • Encompasses stylistic analysis of the House of Cards from the perspective of discourse and dialogue exchanges
  • Considers the socio-cultural context in which the series was created and the specificities of the TV medium
  • Exposes the strategies of interpersonal manipulation involving language use by key characters in the series

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Power & (Fictional) Politics

    • Sandrine Sorlin
    Pages 1-32

  3. Macrostructure and Linguistic Characterization

    • Sandrine Sorlin
    Pages 33-64

  4. Concealing, Distorting and Creating Reality

    • Sandrine Sorlin
    Pages 65-105

  5. Manipulative Moves: Between Persuasion and Coercion

    • Sandrine Sorlin
    Pages 107-141

  6. The Art of Winning Over through Face-Work: Success and Failure

    • Sandrine Sorlin
    Pages 143-191

  7. Aesthetic Manipulation

    • Sandrine Sorlin
    Pages 193-228

  8. Concluding Remarks: Reciprocation and (Im)Politeness

    • Sandrine Sorlin
    Pages 229-247

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 249-267
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About this book

This book is to date the first monograph-length study of the popular American political TV series House of Cards. It proposes an encompassing analysis of the first three seasons from the unusual angles of discourse and dialogue. 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. Taking into account the socio-cultural context and the specificities of the TV medium, the volume focuses on the workings of interaction as well as the impact of the direct address to the viewer. The book critically uses the latest theories in pragmatics and stylistics in its attempt at providing a pragma-rhetorical theory of manipulation.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Aix Marseille univ, LERMA, Aix-en-Provence Institut Universitaire de France, Aix-en-Provence, France

    Sandrine Sorlin

About the author

Sandrine Sorlin is Professor of English language and linguistics at Aix-Marseille University and specialises in stylistics and pragmatics. She is a member of the LERMA research team and a Fellow of the Institut Universitaire de France (IUF). She is also the current chair of the French society for English stylistics (Société de Stylistique Anglaise).

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Language and Manipulation in House of Cards

  • Book Subtitle: A Pragma-Stylistic Perspective

  • Authors: Sandrine Sorlin

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-55848-0

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2016

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-55847-3Published: 23 August 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-55848-0Published: 12 August 2016

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 267

  • Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations, 11 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Cognitive Linguistics, Stylistics, Screen Studies, Arts, Pragmatics, Media Research

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