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Esperanto - Language, Literature, and Community

English · Paperback / Softback

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Esperanto, spoken by thousands of people across the world, is the most successful international language project. In this book, the French linguist and literary critic Pierre Janton describes the history of Esperanto since its invention in nineteenth-century Eastern Europe and offers a comprehensive linguistic description of the language. This book is the best general introduction to Esperanto and its role in the modern world.

Rooted in the populism and internationalism of the late nineteenth century, Esperanto owes its origins in part to western European educational currents and in part to the cultural history of eastern European Jewry. It is a fascinating historical and sociological phenomenon as well as a remarkable linguistic system.

The book contains a survey of today's movement for the promotion of Esperanto as an international language, and a description of the extensive literature in Esperanto, both original and translated. Janton also provides a survey of the other global language projects, explaining why Esperanto has prevailed.

About the author










Pierre Janton is Professor of English language and literature at the University of Clermont-Ferrand, in France. He is a specialist in linguistics and in the literature of the English Reformation. Humphrey Tonkin is President of the University of Hartford and a specialist in English literature and Esperanto studies, and is chairman of the board of the Center for Research and Documentation on World Language Problems. Jane Edwards teaches folklore, anthropology, and literature at the University of Hartford.


Product details

Authors Pierre Janton
Assisted by Humphrey Tonkin (Editor), Jane Edwards (Translation)
Publisher SUNY Press
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 18.02.1992
 
EAN 9780791412541
ISBN 978-0-7914-1254-1
No. of pages 184
Dimensions 152 mm x 229 mm x 11 mm
Weight 276 g
Subjects Education and learning > Miscellaneous
Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Other languages / Other literatures

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