Authorizing words : speech, writing, and print in the English Renaissance /

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Martin Elsky here illuminates the complex interplay of linguistic theory and textual representation in English Renaissance writing. Drawing on a wide range of materials, both literary and nonliterary, Elsky focuses on the impact of speech-oriented and writing-dominated theories of language on textua...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Elsky, Martin
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ithaca, N.Y. : Cornell University Press, 1989.
Subjects:
1500-1700
English language > Early modern, 1500-1700.
Language and languages > Philosophy > History > 17th century.
English literature > Early modern, 1500-1700 > History and criticism.
Written communication > England > History > 17th century.
Oral communication > England > History > 17th century.
Printing > England > History > 17th century.
Humanists > England.
Renaissance.
Anglais (Langue) > 1500-1700 (Moderne)
Langage et langues > Philosophie > Histoire > 17e siècle.
Communication écrite > Angleterre > Histoire > 17e siècle.
Communication orale > Angleterre > Histoire > 17e siècle.
Imprimerie > Angleterre > Histoire > 17e siècle.
Humanistes > Angleterre.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Medieval.
English language > Early modern
English literature > Early modern
Humanists
Intellectual life
Language and languages > Philosophy
Oral communication
Printing
Renaissance
Written communication
Engels.
Letterkunde.
Taal.
Communicatie.
Schrijven.
Boekdrukkunst.
Humanisme (cultuurgeschiedenis)
England > Intellectual life > 17th century.
Angleterre > Vie intellectuelle > 17e siècle.
England
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Front matter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1. Scholastic Logic and Grammar: The Inescapability of Speech
  • 2. The Humanists: The Primacy of Speech
  • 3. Elyot, As cham, Jonson, and the Frailty of Speech
  • 4. Space and Textuality: Writing and Speech in the Idea of the Text
  • 5. The Space of the Hieroglyph: George Herbert and Francis Bacon
  • 6. Print and Manuscript: Bacon's Early Career and the Occasions of Writing
  • 7. The Authority of Democritus junior
  • Index

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