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When Words Lose Their Meaning: Constitutions And Reconstitutions Of Language, Character, And Community

When Words Lose Their Meaning: Constitutions And Reconstitutions Of Language, Character, And Community

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by James Boyd White
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Through fresh readings of texts ranging from Homer's Iliad, Swift's Tale of a Tub, and Austen's Emma through the United States Constitution and McCulloch v. Maryland, James Boyd White examines the relationship between an individual mind and its language and culture as well as the 'textual community' established between writer and audience. These striking textual analyses develop a rhetoric—a 'way of reading' that can be brought to any text but that, in broader terms, becomes a way of learning that can shape the reader's life.

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ISBN13: 9780226895024
ISBN10: 0226895025
Language: English
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
Publication Year: 1985
Format: Paperback

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    Deep exploration of language and community through texts.

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    If you enjoy thinking about how language shapes our culture and identity, this book might be a treasure. It offers insightful readings of classics and legal texts, revealing the ways words forge communities and individual minds. Readers who appreciate thoughtful analysis and a fresh perspective on familiar works will find it both inspiring and enlightening.
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