The Spell of the Song: Letters, Meaning, and English Poetry

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Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press, 2004 - Language Arts & Disciplines - 495 pages
This 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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