The author’s involvement/non-involvement category in stylistic analysis of english biographical texts (on the material of english biographies)

Abstract

The article is dedicated to the methodology of stylistic analysis based on the category of the author’s involvement/non-involvement on the material of English biographical texts. This category is connected to the linguistic expression of the author’s intention in biographical prose. The main theses are illustrated with examples from P. Ackroyd, A. MacDonald, R. Jenkins.