Literary names [[electronic resource] ] : personal names in English literature / / Alastair Fowler

• Autore: Fowler Alastair (Alastair David Shaw), <1930->
• Pubblicazione: Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2012
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (296 p.)
• Disciplina: 809
• Soggetto topico: Names, Personal, in literature; English literature - History and criticism; Anonyms and pseudonyms in literature
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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; Z
• Sommario/riassunto: 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 rewarding light on the work ofliterature itself. He traces the history of names through Homer, Spenser, Shakespeare, Milton, Thackeray, Dickens, Joyc
• Titolo autorizzato: Literary names
• ISBN: 0-19-165099-4; 1-283-85131-8; 0-19-165098-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910786446303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II