All Puns Intended: The Verbal Creation of Jean-Pierre Brisset
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The 19th century in France spawned numerous 'fous litteraires, one of them being Jean-Pierre Brisset (1837-1919). An individualist among individualists, he dismantled the existing French tongue, reshaping it to suit his own grandiose purposes, which were to explain afresh the development of human beings (from frogs) and of their language (from croaks). Continuous and ubiquitous punning was a unique feature of his writing. In this study, Redfern examines...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1900755521
ISBN13:9781900755528
Release Date:August 2001
Publisher:Routledge
Length:198 Pages
Weight:0.68 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 5.6" x 8.4"
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