| Rotten English: A Literary Anthology Contributor(s): Ahmad, Dohra (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0393329607 ISBN-13: 9780393329605 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $24.61 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2007 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: A global anthology of fiction and poetry in vernacular English. "Rotten English" spans the globe to offer an overview of the best non-standard English writing of the past two centuries, with a focus on the most recent decades. During the last twelve years, half of the Man Booker awards went to novels written in non-standard English. What would once have been derogatorily termed "dialect literature" has come into its own in a language known variously as slang, creole, patois, pidgin, or, in the words of Nigerian novelist Ken Saro-Wiwa, "rotten English." The first anthology of its kind, "Rotten English" celebrates vernacular literature from around the English-speaking world, from Robert Burns, Mark Twain, and Zora Neale Hurston to Papua New Guinea's John Kasaipwalova and Tobago's Marlene Nourbese Philip. With concise introductions that explain the context and aesthetics of the vernacular tradition, "Rotten English" pays tribute to the changes English has undergone as it has become a global language. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections |
| Dewey: 820.8 |
| LCCN: 2007005013 |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 5.5" W x 8.4" (1.40 lbs) 535 pages |
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Contributor Bio(s): Ahmad, Dohra: - Dohra Ahmad is a professor at St. John's University, where she teaches postcolonial literature. She lives in Brooklyn, New York, with her family. |