WHY IS THERE SO MUCH FRENCH IN "VILLETTE?"

Since at least the Norman conquest, good style in English has depended on a soupçon of French. By contrast with the power ordinarily ascribed to the English language in colonial and postcolonial settings, an English-speaking writer's use of an inadequately mastered French language has destabili...

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Published in:ELH 2017-04, Vol.84 (1), p.171-194
Main Author: COHEN, WILLIAM A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anglophones
British & Irish literature
Bronte, Charlotte (1816-1855)
Culture
Dickens, Charles (1812-1870)
English language
English literature
French language
Irish literature
Realism
Victorian period
Wilde, Oscar (1854-1900)
Writers
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Summary:Since at least the Norman conquest, good style in English has depended on a soupçon of French. By contrast with the power ordinarily ascribed to the English language in colonial and postcolonial settings, an English-speaking writer's use of an inadequately mastered French language has destabilizing effects.
ISSN:0013-8304
1080-6547
1080-6547
DOI:10.1353/elh.2017.0006