Books in the The Language of Literature series

This book gives a linguistic overview of the first eight centuries of English poetry - years which produced such key works as Beowulf, Layaman's Brut and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.

The Language of Irish Literature is the first book on the market to discuss Irish Literature in terms of the history of, and the linguistic contacts in, the island. It provides a description of the development of the varieties of English in Ireland, concentrating on the input from Irish Gaelic and Scots as well as English.

This book draws on examples from throughout the twentieth century to illustrate the diversity of techniques used in this century's poetry.

This study of George Orwell's style examines his stylistic versatility, and analyzes the linguistic techniques which create a variety of effects in his novels and other prose works.