Literary Names: Personal Names in English Literature by Alastair Fowler

Literary Names: Personal Names in English Literature

Alastair Fowler

304 pages first pub 2012 (editions)

nonfiction reflective medium-paced
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Why do authors use pseudonyms and pen-names, or ingeniously hide names in their work with acrostics and anagrams? How has the range of permissible given names changed and how is this reflected in literature? Why do some characters remain mysteriou...

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