French Language and British Literature, 1756-1830

Summary

Marcus Tomalin probes the relationships between language and literature during the Romantic period by exploring how Tobias Smollett, Maria Edgeworth, William Wordsworth, John Keats, William Cobbett, William Hazlitt, and others, used and abused the French language. Informed by recent research into linguistic historiography, comparative literature, s

Product details

• Authors: Marcus Tomalin, Tomalin Marcus
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 12.12.2019
• EAN: 9780367881092
• ISBN: 978-0-367-88109-2
• No. of pages: 256
• Series: British Literature in Context in the Long Eighteenth Century
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Cultural history; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 19th Century, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / General, Colonialism & imperialism, Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900, Literature: history & criticism, Language: reference & general, Literary studies: general, Language: reference and general, Colonialism and imperialism, Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800, Literary studies: c 1600 to c 1800, Literature: history and criticism