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Laurence de Looze La Lettre et le Cosmos (Livre de poche) (IMPORTATION UK)

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Book Title
The Letter and the Cosmos
Publication Name
Letter and the Cosmos : How the Alphabet Has Shaped the Western View of the World
Title
The Letter and the Cosmos
EAN
9781442628533
ISBN
9781442628533
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Trade Paperback
Release Year
2016
Release Date
27/06/2016
Item Height
0.7in
Item Length
9in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
14.9 Oz
Author
Laurence De Looze
Language
English
Subtitle
How the Alphabet Has Shaped the Western View of the World
ISBN-10
1442628537
Country/Region of Manufacture
CA
Genre
History
Subject
Language & Reference
Publication Year
2016
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
288 Pages

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From our first ABCs to the Book of Revelation's statement that Jesus is "the Alpha and Omega," we see the world through our letters. More than just a way of writing, the alphabet is a powerful concept that has shaped Western civilization and our daily lives. In The Letter and the Cosmos, Laurence de Looze probes that influence, showing how the alphabet has served as a lens through which we conceptualize the world and how the world, and sometimes the whole cosmos, has been perceived as a kind of alphabet itself. Beginning with the ancient Greeks, he traces the use of alphabetic letters and their significance from Plato to postmodernism, offering a fascinating tour through Western history. A sharp and entertaining examination of how languages, letterforms, orthography, and writing tools have reflected our hidden obsession with the alphabet, The Letter and the Cosmos is illustrated with copious examples of the visual and linguistic phenomena which de Looze describes. Read it, and you'll never look at the alphabet the same way again.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
University of Toronto Press
ISBN-10
1442628537
ISBN-13
9781442628533
eBay Product ID (ePID)
23067518522

Product Key Features

Author
Laurence De Looze
Publication Name
Letter and the Cosmos : How the Alphabet Has Shaped the Western View of the World
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Publication Year
2016
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
288 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
9in
Item Height
0.7in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
14.9 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number
P211.D45 2016
Reviews
' The Letter and the Cosmos is hugely stimulating to read... This is a wide ranging, consistently engaging work of synthetic scholarship from which no one will fail to come away enriched.' --Robert J. Mayhew, Journal of Historical Geography vol 58:2017 ' The Letter and the Cosmos makes a positive contribution not only for specialists searching for an excellent sweeping over view, but general readers who want a fun read that they cannot put down and from which they will gain insights. Highly recommended.' --David B. Levy, Canadian Journal of History - vol 53:01:2018 "This book's clear style and helpful illustrations make it engaging for specialists and non-specialists alike...[It] offers an insightful and valuable account of how the alphabet has been understood historically, from the Greeks to the present day, and in contrast to other writing systems." --David Watt, University of Manitoba, University of Toronto Quarterly, vol 87 3, Summer 2018, " The Letter and the Cosmos is a groundbreaking and enjoyable read about the role played by the alphabet in Western culture. Laurence de Looze's remarkable ability to synthesise and explain, with clarity and elegance, complex situations and ideas makes the reader wonder why it has not been addressed before. The considerable challenge of encompassing centuries of Western culture has been met with much grace and marks an important contribution to the field." --Madeline Jeay, Department of French, McMaster University "This study is a synthesis of erudition and curiosity that manages to capture the reader's interest with its lucid and straightforward style. Never before has the subject, on how the alphabet conditions perception in Western culture, been addressed with such scope." --Laura Kendrick, Institut d'Etudes Culturelles et Internationales, Université de Versailles / Paris-Saclay
Table of Content
Preface Introduction Ancient Greek Letters Latin Letters and the Enduring Influence of Roman Scripts Christian Letters The Letters of Humanism Baroque Variations and the Search for a Universal Language Logical Letters: The Alphabet in the Age of Reason The Alphabets of the Industrialized World From Modern Experiments to Post-Modern Experiences Into the New Millennium
Copyright Date
2016
Topic
Civilization, Alphabets & Writing Systems, General, Europe / Medieval
Lccn
2017-380582
Dewey Decimal
411
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
Genre
Literary Criticism, Language Arts & Disciplines, History

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