From 'capping' to intercision: Metaphors/metonyms of mind control in the young adult fiction of John Christopher and Philip Pullman

Language and Literature

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 233-251

  Walsh, Clare ^a,b  

^a DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BEDFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bildungsroman; Dystopian architexts; Intertextuality; Metaphoricity; Metonymy; Parallel worlds; Textual antonymy; Young adult science fantasy fiction

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248713960     PISSN: 09639470     EISSN: 14617293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/09639470030123004     Document Type: Article

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