| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 283 pages) |
| Contents |
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 |
| Summary |
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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-265) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Names, Personal, in literature.
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Anonyms and pseudonyms in literature.
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English literature -- History and criticism.
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- European -- English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
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Anonyms and pseudonyms in literature
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English literature
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Names, Personal, in literature
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Literatur
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Englisch
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Literarische Gestalt
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Name
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780191650987 |
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0191650986 |
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9781283851312 |
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1283851318 |
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