Jens Kirk, Dept. of Languages and Culture Recent British Fiction Recent British Fiction: Session Three Irvine Welsh and Niall Griffiths

Jens Kirk, Dept. of Languages and Culture Recent British Fiction Agenda Trainspotting Trainspotting The vernacular The vernacular Irvine Welsh Irvine Welsh Niall Griffiths Niall Griffiths

Jens Kirk, Dept. of Languages and Culture Recent British Fiction Film: 1996

Jens Kirk, Dept. of Languages and Culture Recent British Fiction Book: 1993

Jens Kirk, Dept. of Languages and Culture Recent British Fiction Trainspotting The use of language in the film: The use of language in the film: [the conclusion of the toilet scene] [the conclusion of the toilet scene] Coming off junk: Renton and Sick Boy shooting at pitbull – skinhead couple Coming off junk: Renton and Sick Boy shooting at pitbull – skinhead couple Spud on speed; job interview Spud on speed; job interview Begbie telling a story in the pub Begbie telling a story in the pub

Jens Kirk, Dept. of Languages and Culture Recent British Fiction The vernacular Vernacular vs scholarly and liturgical language (Latin) Vernacular vs scholarly and liturgical language (Latin) Dialect, sociolects, slang, colloquial, non-formal vs standard language Dialect, sociolects, slang, colloquial, non-formal vs standard language Ordinary and literary language Ordinary and literary language Romanticism and the language of poetry as the language of men (eg., Wordsworth, Burns) Romanticism and the language of poetry as the language of men (eg., Wordsworth, Burns)

Jens Kirk, Dept. of Languages and Culture Recent British Fiction Irvine Welsh’ homepage language language

Jens Kirk, Dept. of Languages and Culture Recent British Fiction Irvine Welsh, ”A Fault on the Line” Summarise the story Summarise the story How is the story told? How is the story told? Who tells? To whom? Who tells? To whom? What’s the point of the narrator’s story? What’s the point of the narrator’s story? What’s Welsh’ point? How is it communicated? What’s Welsh’ point? How is it communicated? What’s the meaning of the title? What’s the meaning of the title? What’s the relationship between title and text? What’s the relationship between title and text?

Jens Kirk, Dept. of Languages and Culture Recent British Fiction Niall Griffiths Kelly and Victor Kelly and Victor Wreckage Wreckage Stump Stump