Metcalf Allan (Professor Of English And Executive Secretary (Cao) Of The American Dialect Society Professor Of English And Executive Secretary (Cao) Of The American Dialect Society Macmurray College)
Metcalf Allan (Professor Of English And Executive Secretary (Cao) Of The American Dialect Society Professor Of English And Executive Secretary (Cao) Of The American Dialect Society Macmurray College) - The Life Of Guy Guy Fawkes The Gunpowder Plot
Metcalf Allan (Professor Of English And Executive Secretary (Cao) Of The American Dialect Society Professor Of English And Executive Secretary (Cao) Of The American Dialect Society Macmurray College) - The Life Of Guy Guy Fawkes The Gunpowder Plot
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Description: Had you said " What a guy!" in 17th - century England anyone would have understood you were admiring a flaming effigy of Guy Fawkes of the Gunpowder Treason Plot. How times have changed! In America and indeed most of the English - speaking world "guy" is so embedded in daily speech that we scarcely notice how odd it truly is: a singular "guy" referring to males only a plural "guys" encompassing the entire human race. The journey from England's greatest villain to America's favorite second - person plural pronoun offers a story rich with surprising and unprecedented turns. Through his trademark breezy highly readable style acclaimed writer Allan Metcalf takes us deep into this history uncovering the intrigue murderous plots and torture out of which the word emerged in 1605. From there it's a thrilling run through 17th - century England bloody religious controversies and across the Atlantic to America where the word took on a life of its own exploding into popular culture and day - to - day conversation. From the disappearance of "thou " to George Washington and the American Revolution to the modern revival of Guy Fawkes in V for Vendetta Metcalf explores the improbable history of a simple word so indispensable to our daily lives and that evokes deep insights into the evolution of English itself.
Title: The Life Of Guy Guy Fawkes The Gunpowder Plot And The Unlikely History Of An Indispensable Word
Author(s): Metcalf Allan (Professor Of English And Executive Secretary (Cao) Of The American Dialect Society Professor Of English And Executive Secretary (Cao) Of The American Dialect Society Macmurray College)
Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
Barcode: 9780190669201
Pages: 176 Pages
Publication Date: 9/12/2019
Category: British & Irish History
Description: Had you said " What a guy!" in 17th - century England anyone would have understood you were admiring a flaming effigy of Guy Fawkes of the Gunpowder Treason Plot. How times have changed! In America and indeed most of the English - speaking world "guy" is so embedded in daily speech that we scarcely notice how odd it truly is: a singular "guy" referring to males only a plural "guys" encompassing the entire human race. The journey from England's greatest villain to America's favorite second - person plural pronoun offers a story rich with surprising and unprecedented turns. Through his trademark breezy highly readable style acclaimed writer Allan Metcalf takes us deep into this history uncovering the intrigue murderous plots and torture out of which the word emerged in 1605. From there it's a thrilling run through 17th - century England bloody religious controversies and across the Atlantic to America where the word took on a life of its own exploding into popular culture and day - to - day conversation. From the disappearance of "thou " to George Washington and the American Revolution to the modern revival of Guy Fawkes in V for Vendetta Metcalf explores the improbable history of a simple word so indispensable to our daily lives and that evokes deep insights into the evolution of English itself.
Title: The Life Of Guy Guy Fawkes The Gunpowder Plot And The Unlikely History Of An Indispensable Word
Author(s): Metcalf Allan (Professor Of English And Executive Secretary (Cao) Of The American Dialect Society Professor Of English And Executive Secretary (Cao) Of The American Dialect Society Macmurray College)
Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
Barcode: 9780190669201
Pages: 176 Pages
Publication Date: 9/12/2019
Category: British & Irish History
