George Eliot's Use of Dialect
Title
George Eliot's Use of Dialect
Description
- A literary form may be given to the dialectal words and expressions that constitute the folk-speech of a district either from a scientific or from and artistic motive. When Prince Lucien Bonaparte caused the Song of Solomon to be translated into various dialects, his purpose was purely scientific.
Creator
Armitage William A. Axon
Source
Armitage, William A. Axon, "George Eliot's Use of Dialect," Trubner & Co., 1880, pp. 37-44.
Publisher
George Eliot Archive, edited by Beverley Park Rilett. https://GeorgeEliotArchive.org
Date
1880
Citation
Armitage William A. Axon, George Eliot's Use of Dialect, Contemporaries on George Eliot's Works, George Eliot Archive, edited by Beverley Park Rilett. https://GeorgeEliotArchive.org, Accessed September 7, 2026. https://www.georgeeliotarchive.org/items/show/52312