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Common Language
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European intellectual history
Follow
Fourth Gospel
French Language
French National
Human Language
humboldt
Jakob Bohme
joseph
Kindred
Konrad Celtis
language and nationhood in nineteenth century
Linguistic Chauvinism
Linguistic Identity
maistre
metaphysical discourse analysis
national
National Character
National Identity
national identity theory
National Language
nations
Polish Nationalism
Prometheus
religious symbolism Europe
Romantic nationalism
Romantic Prophets
sacred language studies
self-consciousness
spirit
Superimposed
Vice Versa
von
wilhelm
Young Man
Product details
- ISBN 9781859282861
- Weight: 453g
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 18 Aug 1999
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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The emergence of the modern nation state in Europe and the accompanying rise in national consciousness led to a heightened awareness of the close relationship between language and national identity. In this book the author shows that this relationship was expressed through the themes and figures of a ’language’ of nationhood, drawn from a common European cultural heritage, particularly the Classical and Christian traditions. Despite its common roots, this language became the medium through which the diversity of national characters was expressed. The idea of the divine Word, for example, enabled the sacredness and power of national language to be celebrated. The identification of poet and prophet gave Romantic nationalists an authority to speak for and to the nation, and the theme of the Chosen People was often adopted to express the elect status of a writer’s own nation. In conclusion, it is shown that this language of nationhood remains a powerful force at the end of the twentieth century.
Mary Anne Perkins
