| Theories of the Symbol: Understanding Politics in an Unfamiliar Culture Contributor(s): Todorov, Tzvetan (Author), Porter, Catherine (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0801411920 ISBN-13: 9780801411922 Publisher: Cornell University Press OUR PRICE: $59.35 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 1982 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Reference | Questions & Answers - Literary Criticism | Semiotics & Theory - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - Sociolinguistics |
| Dewey: 001.51 |
| LCCN: 81017420 |
| Physical Information: 0.81" H x 6" W x 9" (1.36 lbs) 302 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Focusing on theories of verbal symbolism, Tzvetan Todorov here presents a history of semiotics. From an account of the semiotic doctrines embodied in the works of classical rhetoric to an exploration of representative modern concepts of the symbol found in ethnology, psychoanalysis, linguistics, and poetics, Todorov examines the rich tradition of sign theory. In the course of his discussion Todorov treats the works of such writers as Aristotle, Cicero, Quintilian, Augustine, Condillac, Lessing, Diderot, Goethe, Novalis, the Schlegel brothers, Levy-Bruhl, Freud, Saussure, and Jakobson. |
Contributor Bio(s): Todorov, Tzvetan: - Tzvetan Todorov is Director of Research at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique in Paris. A native of Bulgaria living in France for over four decades, he is among the most influential literary and cultural theorists writing today. Among his many books available in English translation are The Fantastic: A Structural Approach to a Literary Genre, Theories of the Symbol, and Symbolism and Interpretation, all available from Cornell.Porter, Catherine: - Catherine Porter is Professor of French at State University of New York College at Cortland. |