Deictic Elements in Kate Chopin’s The Story of an Hour. A Cognitive Poetics/Stylistic Perspective
Dr. Sami Breem English Department, Faculty of Arts Islamic University, Gaza, Palestine sbreem@iugaza.edu
2006/2/18 :ﺘﺎﺭﻴﺦ ﺍﻻﺴﺘﻼﻡ: 81/01/5002، ﺘﺎﺭﻴﺦ ﻗﺒﻭل ﺍﻟﺒﺤﺙ
ﺍﻹﺸﺎﺭﻴﺎﺕ ﻓﻲ " ﻗﺼﺔ ﺴﺎﻋﺔ " ﻟﻠﻜﺎﺘﺒﺔ ﻜﻴﺕ ﺘﺸﻭﺒﻥ : ﻤﻥ ﻤﻨﻅﻭﺭ ﺍﻹﺩﺭﺍﻙ ﺍﻷﺩﺒﻲ/ﺍﻷﺴﻠﻭﺒﻲ ﻤﻠﺨـﺹ: ﻴﻬـﺩﻑ ﻫـﺫﺍ ﺍﻟﺒﺤﺙ ﻟﺩﺭﺍﺴﺔ ﻗﺼﺔ ﺍﻟﻜﺎﺘﺒﺔ ﻜﻴﺕ ﺘﺸﻭﺒﻥ "ﻗﺼﺔ ﺴﺎﻋﺔ" ﻤﻥ ﻤﻨﻅﻭﺭ ﺍﻹﺩﺭﺍﻙ ﺍﻷﺩﺒﻲ/ﺍﻷﺴﻠﻭﺒﻲ ﻟﻠﻨﺹ . ﺤﻴﺙ ﺘﺅﻜﺩ ﺍﻟﺩﺭﺍﺴﺔ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺃﻫﻤﻴﺔ ﺍﻟﺘﺤﻠﻴل ﺍﻟﻠﻐﻭﻱ ﻟﻠﻨﺹ ﺇﻀﺎﻓﺔ ﻟﻠﺘﺤﻠﻴل ﺍﻷﺩﺒﻲ ، 2002 ﻭﺫﻟـﻙ ﺒﺎﺴـﺘﺨﺩﺍﻡ ﻨﻅـﺭﻴﺎﺕ ﻓﻲ ﻤﺠﺎل ﺍﻹﺩﺭﺍﻙ ﺍﻷﺩﺒﻲ/ﺍﻷﺴﻠﻭﺒﻲ ﻜﻤﺎ ﻭﺭﺩ ﻓﻲ )ﺴﺘﻭﻜﻭﻴل
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94 – 54 : 2002(، ﻭﻴـﻨﺎﻗﺵ ﺍﻟﺒﺤـﺙ ﺃﻨـﻭﺍﻉ ﺍﻹﺸـﺎﺭﻴﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﻤﺨﺘﻠﻔﺔ ﺍﻟﻤﺴﺘﺨﺩﻤﺔ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻨﺹ ﻭﻤﺩﻯ ﻤﺴـﺎﻫﻤﺘﻬﺎ ﻓـﻲ ﻓﻬﻡ ﺍﻟﻘﺎﺭﻯﺀ ﻟﻠﺸﺨﺼﻴﺎﺕ ﻭﺍﻷﻓﻜﺎﺭ ﺍﻟﺭﺌﻴﺴﻴﺔ )ﻋﺎﻟﻡ ﺍﻟﻨﺹ( ، ﻭﻴﻭﻀﺢ ﺍﻟﺘﺤﻠﻴل ﺒﺤﺙ ﺍﻟﺸﺨﺼـﻴﺔ ﺍﻟﺭﺌﻴﺴﻴﺔ " ﺍﻟﺴﻴﺩﺓ ﻤﺎﻻﺭﺩ" ﻋﻥ ﺍﻟﺫﺍﺕ ، ﺍﻟﺤﺭﻴﺔ ﻭﺍﻟﻤﺴﺘﻘﺒل ﺍﻟﻭﺍﻋﺩ ﺒﻌﺩ ﻤﻭﺕ ﺍﻟﺯﻭﺝ . ﻜﻤﺎ
ﻴﻜﺸـﻑ ﺍﻟﺘﺤﻠﻴل ﻋﻥ ﺘﺤﺩﻯ ﺍﻟﺸﺨﺼﻴﺔ ﺍﻟﻨﺴﻭﻴﺔ ﻟﺘﻘﺎﻟﻴﺩ ﺍﻟﻤﺠﺘﻤﻊ ﻓﻴﻤﺎ ﻴﺘﻌﻠﻕ ﺒﺎﻟﺯﻭﺍﺝ ﻭﺍﻟﺤﺏ ﻓﻲ ﻤﺠﺘﻤﻊ
. ﺃﻓﻀل ﻟﻠﻘﺼﺔ ABSTRACT: This paper aims to explore Kate Chopin’s The Story of an Hour from a cognitive poetics/stylistics perspective. The analysis emphasizes an integration of language and literature and draws upon theories developed in the general field of cognitive poetics/stylistics (Stockwell 2002; Gavins and Steen 2003). For the purposes of this research, using Stockwell’s model of Deictic Shift Theory (Stockwell 2002: 45-49), the analysis will investigate Chopin 's use of different types of deictic expressions and shows how such use guides the reader to be involved in the text world(s), leading to a better understanding/exploration of the characters and themes. The analysis reveals how the protagonist, Mrs. Mallard, searches for identity, freedom and the bright future after the husband’s death. This paper attempts to explore the
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