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The Life of Words
For centuries, investigations into the origins of words were entwined with investigations into the origins of humanity and the cosmos. With the development of modern etymological practice in the nineteenth century, however, many cherished etymologies were shown to be impossible, and the very idea of original 'true meaning' asserted in the etymology of 'etymology' declared a fallacy. Structural linguistics later held that the relationship between sound and meaning in language was 'arbitrary', or 'unmotivated', a truth that has survived with small modification until today. On the other hand, the relationship between sound and meaning has been a prime motivator of poems, at all times throughout...
David
"It is very rare to find artists who have played real political roles. This is, however, true of David (1748-1825), who lived through the most eventful period in all French history, from the Ancien Régime to the restoration. He was a deputy to the Convention, voted for the death of the King, became a member of the Comité de Sû̂reté Générale and for a time inspired the cultural policy of the country." -- Book jacket.
Defending Poetry
Through readings of the poems & prose essays of Joseph Brodsky Seamus Heaney, & Geoffrey Hill, 'Defending Poetry' makes a timely intervention in current debates about literature's ethics, arguing that any ethics of literature ought to take into account not only poetry, but also the writings of poets on the value of poetry
David
Het bezit van het Louvre aan tekeningen van de Franse kunstschilder (1748-1825).
