Language, race, and social class in Howells's America /

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No other American novelist has written so fully about language--grammar, diction, the place of colloquialism and dialect in literary English, the relation between speech and writing--as William Dean Howells. The power of language to create social, political, and racial identity was of central concer...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Nettels, Elsa (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, 1988.
Subjects:
Howells, William Dean, > 1837-1920 > Knowledge.
Howells, William Dean, > 1837-1920
National characteristics, American, in literature.
Speech and social status > United States.
Language and languages in literature.
English language > United States.
Social classes in literature.
Americanisms in literature.
Race in literature.
Langage et statut social > États-Unis.
Langage et langues dans la littérature.
Anglais (Langue) > États-Unis.
Classes sociales dans la littérature.
Race dans la littérature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
Americanisms in literature
English language
Language and languages in literature
National characteristics, American, in literature
Race in literature
Social classes in literature
Speech and social status
United States
English language > United States
Howells, William Dean > Knowledge > America
Speech and social status > United States
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