Literary Blunders - A Chapter in the History of Human Error

Klappentext A collection of comical errors, as funny a record of human folly as when it was first published in 1893. Zusammenfassung Delight in other people's errors never dates, and this little book from 1893 is a fount of human folly that remains a joy to read. Citing examples from historians, misguided schoolboys and everyday conversation, the librarian and scholar Henry Benjamin Wheatley (1838–1917) looks at comic misprints and linguistic misunderstandings. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. Blunders in general; 2. Blunders of authors; 3. Blunders of translators; 4. Bibliographical blunders; 5. Lists of errata; 6. Misprints; 7. Schoolboys' blunders; 8. Foreigners' English; Index.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Henry Benjamin Wheatley
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 09.08.2012
• EAN: 9781108051996
• ISBN: 978-1-108-05199-6
• Pagine: 244
• Serie: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Literary Studies
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia; LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 19th Century, Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900