Studies in Words

C. S. Lewis explores the fascination with language by taking a series of words and teasing out their connotations.

List of contents

Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Nature; 3. Sad; 4. Wit; 5. Free; 6. Sense; 7. Simple; 8. Conscience and conscious; 9. World; 10. Life; 11. I dare say; 12. At the fringe of language; Index.

About the author

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Summary

Language - in its communicative and playful functions, its literary formations and its shifting meanings - is a perennially fascinating topic. C. S. Lewis's Studies in Words explores this fascination by taking a series of words and teasing out their connotations using examples from a vast range of English literature.

Product details

• Authors: C S Lewis, C. S. Lewis
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 07.11.2013
• EAN: 9781107688650
• ISBN: 978-1-107-68865-0
• No. of pages: 352
• Series: Canto Classics; Canto Classics
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies