Literary Slumming - Slang and Class in Nineteenth-Century France

Informationen zum Autor Eliza Jane Smith is assistant professor of French and Francophone studies at the University of San Diego. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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

Product details

• Authors: Eliza Jane Smith
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.03.2023
• EAN: 9781793621160
• ISBN: 978-1-79362-116-0
• 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