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.

Info autore

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

Riassunto

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.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Tim Cassedy, Cassedy Tim
• Editore: University Of Iowa Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 31.01.2019
• EAN: 9781609386122
• ISBN: 978-1-60938-612-2
• Pagine: 296
• Dimensioni: 154 mm x 233 mm x 27 mm
• Peso: 565 g
• Serie: Impressions; Impressions
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Linguistica generale e comparata