Vol. 40 No. 4 (1992)
Research Article

Proper Names in Maupassant's Short Stories

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  • Charlotte Schapira
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1179/nam.1992.40.4.253

Published 1992-12-01

Copyright (c) 1992 Maney

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Abstract

Abstract

In his numerous novels and short stories, Guy de Maupassant used an enormous number of proper names, some of which were his own invention. He used a variety of methods to create names, and he used names in various ways, ranging from comical to significant narrative purposes.

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