Words at Work in Vanity Fair Language Shifts in Crucial Times, 1914–1930
Description
Banta draws upon essays in Vanity Fair by noted journalists, literary figures, and cultural critics in order to examine the manner by which major cultural and historical events in the Untied States and Britain led to the invention of previously non-existent words to express the rampant changes within society.
Keywords
Literary CriticismAmericanModern20th CenturyFictionSocial ScienceAnthropologyCultural & SocialSemiotics & TheoryLanguage Arts & DisciplinesLinguistics
2011Book
Author(s)Martha Banta
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan US
ISBN9780230116979
LanguageEnglish
