'Romantic' and Its Cognates : The European History of a Word /

This collection of essays traces the history of the word romantic in the major European languages, showing how romantic and its cognates were first introduced, how their usage spread and their connotations proliferated, and how their present usage became established.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Eichner, Hans
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Buffalo, University of Toronto Press [1972]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Romantic (The English word)
Indo-European languages > Semantics.
Indo-European languages > Cognate words.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Linguistics > Etymology.
Romantic (Le mot anglais)
Romantique (Le mot)
Langues indo-europeennes > Semantique.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Description
Summary:This collection of essays traces the history of the word romantic in the major European languages, showing how romantic and its cognates were first introduced, how their usage spread and their connotations proliferated, and how their present usage became established.
Physical Description:1 online resource (544 pages).
ISBN:9781442631816

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