Eliza Jane Smith

Literary Slumming

Slang and Class in Nineteenth-Century France

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 300
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. März 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 438g
• ISBN-13: 9781793621160
• ISBN-10: 1793621160
• Artikelnr.: 67230857

Autorenporträt

Eliza Jane Smith is assistant professor of French and Francophone studies at the University of San Diego.

Inhaltsangabe

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