Echolalias : on the forgetting of language / Daniel Heller-Roazen.
Echolalias : on the forgetting of language / Daniel Heller-Roazen.
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New York : Zone Books, 2005.
Date
2005.
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N401/109
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English
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287 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents
I. The apex of babble -- II. Exclamations -- III. Aleph -- IV. Endangered phonemes -- V. H & Co. -- VI. Exiles -- VII. Dead ends -- VIII. Thresholds -- IX. Strata -- X. Shifts -- XI. Little stars -- XII. The glimmer returns -- XIII. The writing cow -- XIV. The lesser animal -- XV. Aglossostomography...
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New York : Zone Books, 2005.
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New York (State)
Date Published
2005.
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"In Echolalias, Daniel Heller-Roazen reflects on the many forms of linguistic forgetfulness. In twenty-one concise chapters, he moves between classical, medieval, and modern culture, exploring the interrelations of speech, writing, memory, and oblivion. Whether the subject is medieval literature or modern fiction, classical Arabic poetry or the bir...
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Echolalias : on the forgetting of language / Daniel Heller-Roazen.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-274) and index.
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N401/109
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74VKdlOVpXa3
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1890951498
9781890951498
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401
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991020110229702626
