This fully updated edition of Redesigning English explores the innovative uses of English from early manuscripts to post-colonial literature, creative writing and developments in new media. Focusing on how English has, and continues to evolve through its global status, there is a strong emphasis on the visual forms of language and communication, and on issues of identity and politics.
New chapters for this edition include:
- what makes English into Art?
- a tongue for sighing
- English manuscripts: the emergence of a visual identity
- English in a globalized world.