Literary and Linguistic Theories in Eighteenth-Century France

Name: Literary and Linguistic Theories in Eighteenth-Century France
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By Edward Nye

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"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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Edition:: 1
Number of Pages:: 264
Release Date:: 2001-05-10
Publication Date:: 2000-10-05
Publisher:: OUP Oxford
Languages:: Original: English
ISBN10:: 0198160127
ISBN13:: 9780198160120
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:: [email protected]
Weight:: 508 g
Height:: 14.5 cm
Width:: 22.2 cm
Thickness:: 1.9 cm

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