Philology – The Forgotten Origins of the Modern Humanities : The Forgotten Origins of the Modern Humanities
by
James Turner
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Paperback / Softback
Book Series
The William G. Bowen Series
ISBN-10
069116858X
ISBN-13
9780691168586
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Imprint
Princeton University Press
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Sep 15th, 2015
Print length
576 Pages
Weight
846 grams
Dimensions
15.70 x 23.60 x 4.20 cms
Product Classification:
HumanitiesHistory of ideasHistory of ideasHistory
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Many today do not recognize the word, but "philology" was for centuries nearly synonymous with humanistic intellectual life, encompassing not only the study of Greek and Roman literature and the Bible but also all other studies of language and literature, as well as history, culture, art, and more. In short, philology was the queen of the human sci
Many today do not recognize the word, but "philology" was for centuries nearly synonymous with humanistic intellectual life, encompassing not only the study of Greek and Roman literature and the Bible but also all other studies of language and literature, as well as history, culture, art, and more. In short, philology was the queen of the human sciences. How did it become little more than an archaic word? In Philology, the first history of Western humanistic learning as a connected whole ever published in English, James Turner tells the fascinating, forgotten story of how the study of languages and texts led to the modern humanities and the modern university. The humanities today face a crisis of relevance, if not of meaning and purpose. Understanding their common origins--and what they still share--has never been more urgent.
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