Language and meaning in the Renaissance / by Richard Waswo.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Waswo, Richard, author.

Series:

Princeton legacy library

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Semantics--History.

Semantics.

Language and languages--Philosophy.

Language and languages.

Renaissance.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (331 pages).

Edition:

Course Book

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 1987.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Exploring the status of the semantic unit in recent linguistic and literary theories--the sign itself--Richard Waswo relates present-day literary concerns to Renaissance thought about the connections between language and meaning.Originally published in 1987.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

PREFACE

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

PART I. NOTIONS OF MEANING: THEORY AND HISTORY

1. From Referential to Relational Semantics

2. The Renaissance Semantic Shift

PART II. ARGUMENTS ABOUT WORDS

3. The Challenge from Philosophy

4. The Challenge from Vernaculars

PART III. ARGUMENTS ABOUT THE WORD

5. The Challenge from Eloquence

6. The Augustinian Reaction

7. Epilogue

INDEX

Backmatter

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-691-63800-4

0-691-60978-0

1-4008-5854-2

OCLC:

889252187