Bilingual Aesthetics: A New Sentimental Education

(Part of the Public Planet Books Series)

by Doris Sommer

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Knowing a second language entails some unease; it requires a willingness to make mistakes and work through misunderstandings. The renowned literary scholar Doris Sommer argues that feeling funny is good for you, and for society. In Bilingual Aesthetics Sommer invites readers to make mischief with meaning, to play games with language, and to allow errors to stimulate new ways of thinking. Today's global world has outgrown any one-to-one correlation...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0822333449

ISBN13:9780822333449

Release Date:April 2004

Publisher:Duke University Press

Length:254 Pages

Weight:0.70 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 5.4" x 8.0"

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