Pause and Effect

An Introduction to the History of Punctuation in the West

Autor: M.B. Parkes

Jazyk:

Väzba: Pevná

Vydavateľ: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Dostupnosť: Skladom u dodávateľa

Odosielame za 9-15 dní

183.82 €

From its publication in 1992 Pause and Effect has become a cornerstone of the study of punctuation a...

Informácie o knihe

Autor

M.B. Parkes

Jazyk

Angličtina

Väzba

Kniha - Pevná

Vydalo

1992

Stránok

343

EAN

9780859677424

ISBN

0859677427

Enbook ID

04743459

Vydavateľ

Taylor & Francis Ltd

Hmotnosť

1076

Rozmery

218 x 282 x 25

Kompletný popis

From its publication in 1992 Pause and Effect has become a cornerstone of the study of punctuation across the world. Described as 'magisterial' by Lynne Truss in her best-selling Eats, Shoots and Leaves, this book has stimulated interest and scholarly debates among writers, literary critics, philosophers, linguists, rhetoricians, palaeographers and all those who study the use of language. To celebrate this extraordinary achievement, Pause and Effect has been republished in September 2008, coinciding with the publication of the author's new work, Their Hands Before Our Eyes. The first part of Pause and Effect identifies the graphic symbols of punctuation and deals with their history. It covers the antecedents of the repertory of symbols, as well as the ways in which the repertory was refined and augmented with new symbols to meet changing requirements. The second part offers a short general account of the principal influences which have contributed to the ways in which the symbols have been applied in texts, focusing on the evidence of the practice itself rather than on theorists. The treatment enables the reader to compare usages in different periods, and to isolate the principles which underlie the use of punctuation in all periods. The examples and plates which are at the core of the book provide the reader with an opportunity to test the author's observations. The examples are taken from a wide range of literary texts from different periods and languages. Latin texts are accompanied by English translation intended to illustrate the use of punctuation in the originals in so far as this is possible.

Mohlo by vás zaujímať

Zákazníci, ktorí si kúpili túto knihu, kúpili tiež

Najčastejšie vyhľadávané

Categories

Authors

Publishers

Produkty

Produkty

Najčastejšie vyhľadávané

Categories

Authors

Publishers

Produkty

Produkty

Pause and Effect

An Introduction to the History of Punctuation in the West

Informácie o knihe

Kompletný popis

Mohlo by vás zaujímať

Zákazníci, ktorí si kúpili túto knihu, kúpili tiež