THE COMIC EXPRESSION OF THE COMMON LANGUAGE IN MARK TWAIN’S “THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN” AND ION CREANGĂ’S “CHILDHOOD MEMORIES”

The stylistic aspects that are found in Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and Ion Creangă’s Childhood Memories are related to the way in which the common language is used in their works. The individual particularity of their style is to be seen in the numerous elements which form the o...

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Published inLanguage and literature (Pitești, Romania) no. 31; pp. 105 - 110
Main Author Ungureanu, Alina
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Editura Universităţii din Piteşti 2022
University of Pitesti Press
Subjects
American Literature
Comparative Study of Literature
Romanian Literature
childhood
orality
humour
language
satire
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Summary:The stylistic aspects that are found in Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and Ion Creangă’s Childhood Memories are related to the way in which the common language is used in their works. The individual particularity of their style is to be seen in the numerous elements which form the oral character that is marked by the artistic usage of both Romanian and English language. The pleasure of telling stories, of using words that are characteristic to the popular language is specific to both Mark Twain and Ion Creangă.
ISSN:1843-1577
2344-4894