Language and Meaning in the Renaissance / / Richard Waswo.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton Legacy Lib. eBook Package 1980-1999
• VerfasserIn: Waswo, Richard,
• Place / Publishing House: Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2014]; ©1987
• Year of Publication: 2014
• Edition: Course Book
• Language: English
• Series: Princeton Legacy Library ; 502
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (332 p.)
• Other title: 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
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781400858545; 9783110413441; 9783110413601; 9783110442496
• DOI: 10.1515/9781400858545
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Richard Waswo.

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.