Promising Language
Author | : Randall Craig |
Publisher | : SUNY Press |
Total Pages | : 356 |
Release | : 2000-01-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 0791444252 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780791444252 |
Rating | : 4/5 (252 Downloads) |
Download or read book Promising Language written by Randall Craig and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 2000-01-01 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Argues that Victorian legal, linguistic, and cultural attitudes toward promises--especially promises to marry--had a formative effect on novels of the period.