| Literary and Linguistic Theories in Eighteenth-Century France: From Nuances to Impertinence Contributor(s): Nye, Edward (Author) |
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ISBN: 0198160127 ISBN-13: 9780198160120 Publisher: Clarendon Press OUR PRICE: $237.50 Product Type: Hardcover Published: May 2001 Annotation: "Linguistic" theories in the eighteenth-century are also theories of literature and art, and it is probably better, therefore, to think of them as "aesthetic" theories. As such, they are answers to the age-old question "what is beauty?," but formulated, also, to respond to contemporary concerns. Edward Nye considers a wide range of authors from these two perspectives and draws the following conclusions: etymology is a theory of poetry, dictionaries of synonymy, prosody and metaphor are theories of preciosity, and Sensualism is a theory of artistic representation. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines - Literary Criticism | Semiotics & Theory - Literary Criticism | European - French |
| Dewey: 801.930 |
| LCCN: 2001269917 |
| Physical Information: 0.75" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (1.07 lbs) 240 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - French |
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| Publisher Description: Linguistic theories in the eighteenth-century are also theories of literature and art, and it is probably better, therefore, to think of them as aesthetic theories. As such, they are answers to the age-old question what is beauty?, but formulated, also, to respond to contemporary concerns. Edward Nye considers a wide range of authors from these two perspectives and draws the following conclusions: etymology is a theory of poetry, dictionaries of synonymy, prosody and metaphor are theories of preciosity, and Sensualism is a theory of artistic representation. |