Philology: The Forgotten Origins of the Modern Humanities

(Part of the The William G. Bowen Series Series)

by James Turner

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A prehistory of today's humanities, from ancient Greece to the early twentieth century

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...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:069116858X

ISBN13:9780691168586

Release Date:September 2015

Publisher:Princeton University Press

Length:576 Pages

Weight:1.80 lbs.

Dimensions:1.5" x 5.9" x 9.0"

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Education Education & Reference Language Arts Philosophy

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