{"product_id":"broken-english-paula-blank-9780415137799","title":"Broken English: Dialects and the Politics of Language in Renaissance Writings","description":"The English language in the Renaissance was in many ways a collection of competing Englishes. Paula Blank investigates the representation of alternative vernaculars - the dialects of early modern English - in both linguistic and literary works of the period. Blank argues that Renaissance authors such as Spenser, Shakespeare and Jonson helped to construct the idea of a national language, variously known as 'true' English or 'pure' English or the 'King's English', by distinguishing its dialects - and sometimes by creating those dialects themselves. Broken English reveals how the Renaissance 'invention' of dialect forged modern alliances of language and cultural authority. This book will be of interest to scholars and students of Renaissance studies and Renaissance English literature. It will also make fascinating reading for anyone with an interest in the history of English language.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paula Blank\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415137799\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415137799\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/10\/1996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 220\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.03lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.52h x 6.40w x 1.07d","brand":"Paula Blank","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48136047886591,"sku":"9780415137799","price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_855eedae-9dc1-459c-8e98-56317feb8b6f.jpg?v=1770160161","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/broken-english-paula-blank-9780415137799","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}