Saussure - Softcover

De Saussure, Ferdinand

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0715616706 ISBN 13: 9780715616703

Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic, 2013

Synopsis

Course in General Linguistics by Ferdinand de Saussure, first published in 1959, is a rare manuscript, the original residing in one of the great libraries of the world. This book is a reproduction of that original, which has been scanned and cleaned by state-of-the-art publishing tools for better readability and enhanced appreciation.

Restoration Editors' mission is to bring long out of print manuscripts back to life. Some smudges, annotations or unclear text may still exist, due to permanent damage to the original work. We believe the literary significance of the text justifies offering this reproduction, allowing a new generation to appreciate it.

About this title

About the Author:

Ferdinand de Saussure (1857–1913) received his doctorate from the University of Leipzig in 1880 and lectured on ancient and modern languages in Paris until 1891. He then taught Sanskrit and Indo-European languages at the University of Geneva until the end of his life. Among his published works is Memoir on the Primitive System of Vowels in Indo-European Languages, published in 1878 when Saussure was twenty-one.Wade Baskin (1924–1974) was a professor of languages at Southeastern Oklahoma State University and translated many works from French, including books by Jean-Paul Sartre.Perry Meisel is professor of English at New York University. His books include The Myth of the Modern, The Literary Freud, and The Myth of Popular Culture.Haun Saussy is university professor in the Department of Comparative Literature at the University of Chicago. His books include The Problem of a Chinese Aesthetic and Great Walls of Discourse.

Language Notes:

Text: English, French (translation)

About this edition

• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0715616706
• ISBN 13: 9780715616703
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 258