Etymology and the invention of english in early modern literature
Auteur :
Crawforth, Hannah
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781107041769
Date de publication :
7 nov. 2013
Dimensions :
23,5 x 15,7 x 1,7 cm
Poids :
470 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
How did authors such as Jonson, Donne and Milton think about the past lives of the words they used? Drawing together early modern literature and linguistics, Crawforth argues that the history of English as it was studied in the period radically underpins the writing of its greatest poets.