The spell of the song : letters, meaning, and English poetry

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The spell of the song : letters, meaning, and English poetry

John Powell Ward

Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, c2004

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 466-475) and index

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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.

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