Saussure and His Interpreters

by Roy Harris

Book Overview

Saussure and his Interpreters is the first major reassessment of the reception of Saussure's ideas throughout the twentieth century. That Saussure's work profoundly influenced developments in such diverse fields as linguistics, anthropology, psychology and literary studies is denied by no one. But what exactly Saussure's views were taken to be by his interpreters has not hitherto been subject to any comprehensive critical survey. How well were...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814736424
• ISBN13: 9780814736425
• Release Date: October 2002
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.6" x 9.5"