Figures of Speech - Six Histories of Language and Identity in the Age of Revolutions

Examines the role that language played at the turn of the nineteenth century as a marker of one's identity. Focusing on six eccentric characters of the time, Tim Cassedy shows how each put language at the centre of their identities and lived out the possibilities of their era's linguistic ideas.

About the author

Tim Cassedy is assistant professor of English at Southern Methodist University. He lives in Dallas, Texas.

Summary

Examines the role that language played at the turn of the nineteenth century as a marker of one's identity. Focusing on six eccentric characters of the time, Tim Cassedy shows how each put language at the centre of their identities and lived out the possibilities of their era's linguistic ideas.

Product details

• Authors: Tim Cassedy, Cassedy Tim
• Publisher: University Of Iowa Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.01.2019
• EAN: 9781609386122
• ISBN: 978-1-60938-612-2
• No. of pages: 296
• Dimensions: 154 mm x 233 mm x 27 mm
• Weight: 565 g
• Series: Impressions; Impressions
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics