Literary Names: Personal Names in English Literature

by Alastair Fowler

Book Overview

Why do authors use pseudonyms and pen-names, or ingeniously hide names in their work with acrostics and anagrams? How has the range of permissible given names changed and how is this reflected in literature? Why do some characters remain mysteriously nameless? In this rich and learned book, Alastair Fowler explores the use of names in literature of all periods - primarily English but also Latin, Greek, French, and Italian - casting an unusual and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199592225
• ISBN13: 9780199592227
• Release Date: December 2012
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.6" x 8.6"