The Grammar of Empire in Eighteenth-Century British Writing by Sorensen, Janet

The Grammar of Empire in Eighteenth-Century British Writing (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521653275)

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The Grammar of Empire in Eighteenth-Century British Writing by Sorensen, Janet

The Grammar of Empire in Eighteenth-Century British Writing

$120.00
The Grammar of Empire in Eighteenth-Century British Writing by Sorensen, Janet

The Grammar of Empire in Eighteenth-Century British Writing

$120.00
Format: Hardcover
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This study explores the complex role of language as an instrument of empire in eighteenth-century British literature. Focusing on the relationship between England and one of its "Celtic colonies," Scotland, Janet Sorensen examines how the expansion of the British empire influenced the formation of a national standard English. The book demonstrates the ambivalence at the heart of British linguistic identity, moving from a close analysis of Scottish writers Alexander MacDonald, Adam Smith, Hugh Blair, and Tobias Smollett to a revised understanding of the language use of Samuel Johnson and Jane Austen.

Author: Janet Sorensen
ISBN-10: 0521653274
ISBN-13: 9780521653275
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 12/28/2000
Pages: 330
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.10w x 0.90d

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