This paper is intended to analyze the artistic features of "Love is a fallacy" by Max Shulman from four aspects (lexical, syntactic, rhetorical and discourse analysis), and the result of which is expected to...This paper is intended to analyze the artistic features of "Love is a fallacy" by Max Shulman from four aspects (lexical, syntactic, rhetorical and discourse analysis), and the result of which is expected to reveal the stylistic beauty of the essay as well as the personalities of the three characters. Besides, the theme and sub-theme of the essay will also be explored so that a solid foundation will be laid for the reader’s better understanding and appreciation of the original text.展开更多
<正> What is love? The eternal question we all carry around deep within our hearts. Love is the eternal search. Love is eternal when we find it. But do we really ever find it? When we define it do we negate it? ...<正> What is love? The eternal question we all carry around deep within our hearts. Love is the eternal search. Love is eternal when we find it. But do we really ever find it? When we define it do we negate it? When we set limits on what we believe to be love do we begin to destroy it by hoping to understand or own it for ourselves? We offer it through all of our relationships we vary our giving, often by what we hope to receive in return. But is this really love?展开更多
文摘This paper is intended to analyze the artistic features of "Love is a fallacy" by Max Shulman from four aspects (lexical, syntactic, rhetorical and discourse analysis), and the result of which is expected to reveal the stylistic beauty of the essay as well as the personalities of the three characters. Besides, the theme and sub-theme of the essay will also be explored so that a solid foundation will be laid for the reader’s better understanding and appreciation of the original text.
文摘<正> What is love? The eternal question we all carry around deep within our hearts. Love is the eternal search. Love is eternal when we find it. But do we really ever find it? When we define it do we negate it? When we set limits on what we believe to be love do we begin to destroy it by hoping to understand or own it for ourselves? We offer it through all of our relationships we vary our giving, often by what we hope to receive in return. But is this really love?
