Balzac's comedy of words /
Although Balzac's work has been much studied, practically nothing has been written on his use of linguistic concepts. Applying a new approach, this perceptive book demonstrates that the theme and theory of language were central to Balzac's fiction. In considering how the novelist was influ...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Princeton, New Jersey :
Princeton University Press,
1975.
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| Series: | Princeton legacy library.
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| Online Access: | Connect to this title online (unlimited users allowed) |
| Summary: | Although Balzac's work has been much studied, practically nothing has been written on his use of linguistic concepts. Applying a new approach, this perceptive book demonstrates that the theme and theory of language were central to Balzac's fiction. In considering how the novelist was influenced by eighteenth- and nineteenth-century speculation on language, Martin Kanes traces the development of Balzac's own linguistic ideas from his early to his later writings. Originally published in 1976. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previ. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (311 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781400869695 1400869692 069106282X 9780691062822 |