Literary Slumming - Slang and Class in Nineteenth-Century France

Literary Slumming: Slang and Class in Nineteenth-Century France reveals how the use of slang in French literature and culture led to the emergence of a sociolinguistic phenomenon that prioritized criminal life and culture in a way that expanded class boundaries and increased visibility for minorities within the public sphere.

List of contents

Introduction: Literary Slumming in Nineteenth-Century France
Prologue: Slang as Premodern Anti-Language
Chapter 1: Slang as Criminal Code
Chapter 2: Slang as Embodied Language
Chapter 3: Slang as Language Politics
Chapter 4: Slang as the Language of Misery
Chapter 5: Slang as the Language of Parisians
Chapter 6: Slang as the Language of Whores
Epilogue: Literary Slumming Across Cultures

About the author

By Eliza Jane Smith

Summary

Literary Slumming: Slang and Class in Nineteenth-Century France reveals how the use of slang in French literature and culture led to the emergence of a sociolinguistic phenomenon that prioritized criminal life and culture in a way that expanded class boundaries and increased visibility for minorities within the public sphere.

Product details

• Authors: Eliza Jane Smith
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.07.2021
• EAN: 9781793621146
• ISBN: 978-1-79362-114-6
• No. of pages: 298
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; France, LITERARY CRITICISM / European / French, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 19th Century, LITERARY CRITICISM / Subjects & Themes / General, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century;crime studies;France;French literature