Studies in Words

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

Table des matières

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.

A propos de l'auteur

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Résumé

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.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: C S Lewis, C. S. Lewis
• Edition: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 07.11.2013
• EAN: 9781107688650
• ISBN: 978-1-107-68865-0
• Pages: 352
• Thèmes: Canto Classics; Canto Classics
• Catégories: Littérature > Poésie, théâtre; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Linguistique et littérature > Littérature générale et comparée