Jonathan Swift's Word-book : a vocabulary compiled for Esther Johnson and copied in her own hand /

Appearing for this first time in print, Word-Book is Swift's dictionary of words and definitions for his protégé Esther Johnson. The volume includes photographs from and a transcript of the original book. Supplementing the transcript are the editors notations showing Swift's corrections...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Swift, Jonathan, 1667-1745 (Autor)
Otros Autores: Johnson, Esther, 1681-1728 (Contribuidor), Elias, A. C. (Editor ), Fischer, John Irwin, 1940- (Editor ), Reid, Panthea
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Newark : Lanham, Maryland : University of Delaware Press ; Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc., [2017]
Temas:
Swift, Jonathan, > 1667-1745 > Knowledge > Language and languages.
Swift, Jonathan, > 1667-1745.
1700-1799
English language > Dictionaries.
English language > 18th century.
Anglais (Langue) > Dictionnaires.
Anglais (Langue) > 18e siècle.
REFERENCE > Dictionaries.
English language.
Language and languages.
Dictionaries.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Appearing for this first time in print, Word-Book is Swift's dictionary of words and definitions for his protégé Esther Johnson. The volume includes photographs from and a transcript of the original book. Supplementing the transcript are the editors notations showing Swift's corrections in Johnson's text, essays comparing Swift's dictionary to others available at that time and exploring the social and psychological milieu in which it was written, and detailed appendices.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781611496567
161149656X
9781644530269
1644530260

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