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Texts Quoted in Prismatic Animations.pdf (211.4 kB)
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39 Prismatic Words Ugly and Laid(e).mp4 (1.06 MB)
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Prismatic Words: 'Ugly and Laid(e)'
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posted on 2023-03-06, 16:38 authored by Matthew ReynoldsMatthew ReynoldsThis prismatic animation presents all the appearances of ‘laid(e)’ (plus one of ‘laideurs’) in Noémi Lesbazeilles-Souvestre’s 1854 French translation of Jane Eyre (researched by Matthew Reynolds), showing how they span Brontë’s use of ‘ugly’ and ‘plain’.
Full details of the translations quoted are in the PDF attached to this record.
For discussion, see Matthew Reynolds et al., Prismatic Jane Eyre: Close-Reading a World Novel Across Languages (Cambridge: Open Book, 2023). https://doi.org/10.11647/OBP.0319
