The Spell of the Song: Letters, Meaning, and English Poetry

by John Powell Ward

This book investigates the nature of the alphabet as a medium of communication. The general thesis is that writing is not a merely transparent or empty item like air or glass; rather, the alphabet is both modifier and enabler of meaning itself: The book investigates the general implications of this thesis.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0838639879
• ISBN13: 9780838639870
• Release Date: July 2004
• Publisher: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press
• Length: 495 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 7.3" x 9.5"