Transactions And Proceedings Of The Modern Language Association Of America (Volume Iii) - Softcover

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ISBN 10: 9354213979 ISBN 13: 9789354213977

Verlag: Alpha Editions, 2020

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A living archive of scholarly voices at the dawn of modern language study. A primary record of scholarship. Volume III of Transactions and Proceedings of the Modern Language Association of America collects papers and reports from early association meetings, presenting the careful argumentation and close reading that helped shape institutional study. Part of the modern language association proceedings tradition, it blends the discipline of an academic literary journal with the breadth of a linguistic research anthology: comparative literature essays sit beside contributions typical of a philological research collection, and practical notes aimed at university language departments give the compendium everyday usefulness. Beyond its archival value, the volume offers an instructive window into how language was taught, debated and classified in an era when university language departments were being formalised; close readings and methodological discussion here illuminate the roots of nineteenth-century literary studies and the procedures that informed subsequent scholarly language studies. As a reference for language scholars it clarifies priorities in American academic publishing of the period and remains a fertile source for historical language research. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. Historically significant yet unexpectedly readable, the work sits between scholarship and historical document: students and curious general readers can trace debates in pedagogy and criticism, while classic-literature collectors and institutional libraries will prize the volume as a valued historical artefact and a research staple for any language and literature compendium. Whether consulted for comparative literature essays, linguistic method, or the history of philology, the volume rewards both casual interest and serious study. Researchers in comparative literature and historical linguistics will find bibliographic leads and period references; the assembled essays illuminate connections across languages and national traditions and suggest how academic priorities in America were negotiated in public fora, making the volume especially useful to those studying nineteenth-century literary studies and the development of scholarly language studies.

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The author of the "Gesta Romanorum," an anonymous cleric from late 13th or early 14th century England or Germany, masterfully compiled this timeless anthology. Their work, blending moralistic tales with historical and mythological elements, reflects the deep Christian ethos of the medieval era. Though their identity remains a mystery, their influence endures in the rich narrative tradition they helped shape, impacting generations of storytellers and readers alike.

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• Verlag: Alpha Editions
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2020
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 9354213979
• ISBN 13: 9789354213977
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 378
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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