Writing and European Thought 1600-1830

The importance of writing to conceptions of language, technology, and civilization in the early modern era.

Sommario

Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Sacred and occult scripts in the Renaissance tradition; 2. The demystification of writing in the seventeenth century; 3. 'The uniform voice of nature': conjectural history in the early eighteenth century; 4. Conservative reaction: the study of writing after Warburton; 5. Writing and speech: the debate in Britain; 6. Rousseau's Essai sur l'origine des langues and its context; 7. The new mediation: perceptions of writing in the Romantic era; Conclusions: a continuing legacy of debate; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

Riassunto

Writing and European Thought 1600–1830 argues for the central importance of writing to conceptions of language, technological progress, and Western civilization during the early modern era, challenging many long-held assumptions of modern historical scholarship.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Nicholas Hudson
• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 23.02.2015
• EAN: 9780521455404
• ISBN: 978-0-521-45540-4
• Pagine: 240
• Dimensioni: 157 mm x 235 mm x 19 mm
• Peso: 546 g
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura generale e comparata