A Stylistic Study of Ten Selected Short Stories by Hemingway and Idris: A Comparative Stylistic Study

A Stylistic Study of Ten Selected Short Stories by Hemingway and Idris; A comparative Stylistic Study introduces a linguistic stylistic analysis of ten short stories by Ernest Hemingway and Yusuf Idris using Leech & Short (1981) stylistic model. It describes also the similarities and differences between Ernest Hemingway and Yusuf Idris' writing style and the degree of Hemingway's influence on Idris's style on three linguistic Levels i.e. the lexical, grammatical, and rhetorical levels. The book comprises three chapters plus an introduction and a conclusion. In the introduction, the author introduces the theoretical framework that suits the selected data. The first and the second chapters constitutes the practical part of the study where the author analyzes the selected data in the light of the selected methodology. The third chapter presents an analytical comparison between the writers. The conclusion proves the early stated hypothesis that Hemingway influenced Yusuf Idris' writing style in many linguistic aspects.

Mohammed Ali Gomaa Hussein has obtained his M.A. in English Linguistics (Stylistics) with the estimate "EXCELLENT", Faculty of Arts, Beni Suef University, Egypt in 2017 and is a PhD researcher in English Linguistics (Critical Discourse Analysis). He has got a B.A. in English language and literature,Faculty of Arts,Minia University, Egypt, in 2008.