Literary Names: Personal Names in English Literature
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Why do authors use pseudonyms and pen-names, or ingeniously hide names in their work with acrostics and anagrams? How has the range of permissible given names changed and how is this reflected in literature? Why do some characters remain mysteriously nameless? In this rich and learned book, Alastair Fowler explores the use of names in literature of all periods - primarily English but also Latin, Greek, French, and Italian - casting an unusual and...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0199592225
ISBN13:9780199592227
Release Date:December 2012
Publisher:Oxford University Press, USA
Length:304 Pages
Weight:1.05 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 5.6" x 8.6"
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