{"product_id":"authorizing-words","title":"Authorizing Words","description":"\u003cp\u003eMartin Elsky here illuminates the complex interplay of linguistic theory and textual representation in English Renaissance writing. Drawing on a wide range of materials, both literary and nonliterary, Elsky focuses on the impact of speech-oriented and writing-dominated theories of language on textual practice. Among the texts Elsky discusses are Herbert's \u003ci\u003eThe Temple\u003c\/i\u003e, Bacon's \u003ci\u003eMagna Instauratio\u003c\/i\u003e, Burton's \u003ci\u003eAnatomy of Melancholy\u003c\/i\u003e, Jonson 's lyrics, and works by Lily, Colet, Ascham, and Elyot.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn showing how speech, writing, and print suggest contrasting foundations for the authority of language, Elsky considers such topics as the competing concepts of textuality in humanist literature and in hieroglyphic poetry; the authenticity of writing and the distortions of speech in scientific prose works; \u003cbr\u003ethe social context of printing scientific prose; and the use of print to create the infinitely expandable text of philosophical skepticism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA provocative application of contemporary literary theory to the historical analysis of texts, \u003ci\u003eAuthorizing Words\u003c\/i\u003e will interest readers in such disciplines as Renaissance studies, theory of language, historical linguistics, history of science, and the history of communication.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Martin Elsky","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43572988051638,"sku":"9781501745744","price":129.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0251\/4980\/0541\/files\/9781501745744.jpg?v=1712126639","url":"https:\/\/combined-academic.myshopify.com\/products\/authorizing-words","provider":"Combined Academic Publishers - Mare Nostrum Group","version":"1.0","type":"link"}