Words at Work in Vanity Fair | Language Shifts in Crucial Times, 1914-1930

M. Banta

ISBN 10: 1349297747 / ISBN 13: 9781349297740

Published by Palgrave Macmillan, 2011

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Words at Work in Vanity Fair | Language Shifts in Crucial Times, 1914-1930 | M. Banta | Taschenbuch | v | Englisch | 2011 | Palgrave Macmillan | EAN 9781349297740 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg, juergen[dot]hartmann[at]springer[dot]com | Anbieter: preigu.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Words at Work in Vanity Fair | Language Shifts in Crucial Times, 1914-1930
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1349297747
• ISBN 13: 9781349297740
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 229W x 152H x 14D millimeters 229 millimeters width by 152 millimeters height by 14 millimeters depth
• Weight: 354 grams
• Seller catalogs:
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Synopsis

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.

About the Author

MARTHA BANTA Professor Emeritus at the University of California, Los Angeles, USA.