From Philology to English Studies: Language and Culture in the Nineteenth Century

by Haruko Momma

Book Overview

The study of English language and literature in Britain changed dramatically between the end of the eighteenth century and the beginning of the twentieth. From Philology to English Studies explores the contribution of philology to this evolution. Haruko Momma charts both the rise and fall of philology from antiquity to the late eighteenth century, and the impact of modern philology on the study of modern languages and literatures. Focusing in detail...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107515610
• ISBN13: 9781107515611
• Release Date: March 2015
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 242 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"