Literature's Silent Language: Nonverbal Communication

by Stephen R. Portch

This book suggests that an understanding of nonverbal communication can be applied to our reading of literature, thus enriching our comprehension of characters, style, and meaning - particularly in the short story.
Its theoretical framework is established by drawing from the diverse research in nonverbal communication in psychology, physi- ology, anthropology, and sociology. A combination of these approaches gives the nine categories applied to...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0820401722
• ISBN13: 9780820401720
• Release Date: December 1985
• Publisher: Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der W
• Length: 172 Pages