Words in collision : multilingualism in English-language fiction /

"For centuries, English-language writers have borrowed words and phrases from other languages in their fictional works. Words in Collision explores this tradition of language-mixing and its consequences. Returning to Shakespeare's Henry V, Michael Ross asks why writers employ "foreign...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ross, Michael L. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Montreal ; Kingston ; London ; Chicago : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2023.
Temas:
1800-1899
English fiction > 19th century > History and criticism.
Multilingualism and literature > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Language and languages in literature.
Roman anglais > 19e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Multilinguisme et littérature > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Langage et langues dans la littérature.
LITERARY CRITICISM / Subjects & Themes / General .
English fiction.
Multilingualism and literature.
Great Britain.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Words in Collision
  • Title
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1 Introduction: Intruders in the Text
  • PART ONE THE WESTERN CANON
  • 2 Shakespeare and Company: Language Barriers and Penetrations
  • 3 "Music to My Ears": Charlotte Brontë's French Immersion
  • 4 Strange Encounters: Henry James's French Connection
  • 5 Cosmopolitanism and Its Discontents: D.H. Lawrence
  • PART TWO POSTCOLONIAL LANGUAGE VARIANCE
  • 6 As the Word Turns: Postcolonial Language Variance
  • 7 "The Greatest Trick Colonialism Plays": Nigerian Novelists and the Question of Language
  • 8 Languages of History: Anita Desai and Arundhati Roy
  • 9 Conclusion: Cities of Strangers and the New Insularity
  • Notes
  • Works Cited
  • Index

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