The Poet's Tongues

Klappentext Professor Forster studies poetry written in languages other than the poet's native tongue to survey multilingualism and its effects on literature. Zusammenfassung In this study of poetry written in languages other than the poet's native tongue Professor Forster begins with a general survey of multilingualism and its effects on literature. This is followed by a survey of medieval examples! with the main emphasis on Latin as lingua franca and language of scholarship. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. General introduction; 2. Middle Ages and Renaissance; 3. Renaissance and Baroque; 4. Stefan George and R. M. Rilke; 5. James Joyce, Dadaism, Surrealism and after; Acknowledgements.

Product details

• Authors: Leonard Forster, Forster Leonard
• Publisher: External catalogues UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 22.12.2009
• EAN: 9780521129855
• ISBN: 978-0-521-12985-5
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; Germany, LITERARY CRITICISM / Poetry, LITERARY CRITICISM / European / German, LITERARY CRITICISM / European / Scandinavian, Northern Europe, Scandinavia, Literary studies: poetry & poets, Literary studies: poetry and poets