The Spell of the Song: Letters, Meaning, and English PoetryThis book investigates the nature of the alphabet as a medium of communication. The general thesis is that writing is not a merely transparent or empty item like air or glass; rather, the alphabet is both modifier and enabler of meaning itself: The book investigates the general implications of this thesis. |
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Page 153
... perhaps surprising . a ) Alliteration , assonance , and rhyme . Usually seen as literally or poetic devices , in one sense these are ubiquitous in the nature of things . Since we repeat letters by the dozen immediately when we speak or ...
... perhaps surprising . a ) Alliteration , assonance , and rhyme . Usually seen as literally or poetic devices , in one sense these are ubiquitous in the nature of things . Since we repeat letters by the dozen immediately when we speak or ...
Page 393
... Perhaps this authen- ticity is what led Kant to firm it up as needing " judgment " exclu- sively ; but such process of judgment does not have to follow for a truly aesthetic , perhaps highly disturbing certainly not pleasur- able solely ...
... Perhaps this authen- ticity is what led Kant to firm it up as needing " judgment " exclu- sively ; but such process of judgment does not have to follow for a truly aesthetic , perhaps highly disturbing certainly not pleasur- able solely ...
Page 409
... perhaps precisely because we ignore its features . Perhaps poetry will survive as well . ELECTRONICS It is too early to know the import of such things . If the aesthetic is elusive it becomes easier both to create and to hijack . Maybe ...
... perhaps precisely because we ignore its features . Perhaps poetry will survive as well . ELECTRONICS It is too early to know the import of such things . If the aesthetic is elusive it becomes easier both to create and to hijack . Maybe ...
Contents
Acknowledgements | 9 |
The Abecedary Some Historical | 39 |
Beginnings | 46 |
Copyright | |
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The Spell of the Song: Letters, Meaning, and English Poetry John Powell Ward No preview available - 2004 |
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