Prophecies of Language
| Author | : Kristina Mendicino |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : |
| Release | : 2017 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0823274063 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780823274062 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (062 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Prophecies of Language by : Kristina Mendicino
Download or read book Prophecies of Language written by Kristina Mendicino and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The scenes of Babel and Pentecost, the original confusion of tongues and their redemption through translation, haunt German Romanticism and Idealism. This text retraces the ways in which the task of translation, so crucial to Romantic writing, is repeatedly tied to prophecy, not in the sense of telling future events but in the sense of speaking in the place of another.