The Poets Tongues: Multilingualism in Literature: The de Carle Lectures at the University of Otago 1968

by Leonard Forster

In this study of poetry written in languages other than the poet's native tongue Professor Forster begins with a general survey of multilingualism and its effects on literature. This is followed by a survey of medieval examples, with the main emphasis on Latin as lingua franca and language of scholarship. In the nineteenth century the concept of language as a function of nationality arose and 'language-loyalty' came to play an important part. With...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521129850
• ISBN13: 9780521129855
• Release Date: February 2010
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 116 Pages
• Weight: 0.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"