The Oral and the Written in Nineteenth-century British Fiction

Paul Goetsch

Format
Paperback
Publisher
Peter Lang AG
Country
Switzerland
Published
21 January 2003
Pages
238
ISBN
9783631506745

The Oral and the Written in Nineteenth-century British Fiction

Paul Goetsch

This historically oriented study focuses on interactions between the oral and the written in nineteenth century English fiction. It examines orality and literacy events such as storytelling and reading aloud and describes the functions of oral traditions in historical, regional, and other novels. It is chiefly interested in writers’ evaluations of tensions and conflicts between oral and written discourses and cultures.

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