02845nam 2200601 a 450 991078644630332120200520144314.00-19-165099-41-283-85131-80-19-165098-6(CKB)2670000000299142(EBL)1079716(OCoLC)820011167(SSID)ssj0000811314(PQKBManifestationID)12381628(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000811314(PQKBWorkID)10850706(PQKB)10903746(MiAaPQ)EBC1079716(MiAaPQ)EBC5745976(Au-PeEL)EBL1079716(CaPaEBR)ebr10629534(CaONFJC)MIL416381(EXLCZ)99267000000029914220121120d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrLiterary names[electronic resource] personal names in English literature /Alastair FowlerOxford Oxford University Press20121 online resource (296 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-959222-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Contents; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Naming in History; 2. Modes of Naming; 3. The Faerie Queene; 4. Hidden Names; 5. Shakespeare's Names; 6. Milton's Changing Names; 7. Assumed and Imposed Names; 8. Thackeray, Dickens, and James; 9. Arrays of Names; 10. Joyce and Nabokov; Afterword; Glossary; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; ZWhy 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 rewarding light on the work ofliterature itself. He traces the history of names through Homer, Spenser, Shakespeare, Milton, Thackeray, Dickens, JoycNames, Personal, in literatureEnglish literatureHistory and criticismAnonyms and pseudonyms in literatureNames, Personal, in literature.English literatureHistory and criticism.Anonyms and pseudonyms in literature.809Fowler Alastair(Alastair David Shaw),1930-131702MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910786446303321Literary names3799121UNINA