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

by J.P. Ward

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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.
  • ISBN10 1423768558
  • ISBN13 9781423768555
  • Publish Date December 2004 (first published 26 July 2004)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Publisher Associated University Presses
  • Imprint Fairleigh Dickinson University Press,U.S.
  • Format eBook
  • Language English