The Je-Ne-Sais-Quoi in Early Modern Europe: Encounters with a Certain Something
Book Description
What is the je-ne-sais-quoi, if it is indeed something at all, and how can it be put into words? In addressing these questions, Richard Scholar offers the first full-length study of the je-ne-sais-quoi and its fortunes in early modern Europe. He examines the expression's rise and fall as a noun and as a topic of philosophical and literary debate, its cluster of meanings, and the ... More
Book Information
Publisher | Oxford University Press Inc |
Binding | Hardcover (2 editions) |
Reading Level | Uncategorized |
# of Pages | 352 |
ISBN-10 | 0199274401 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0199274406 |
Publication Date | 12/01/2005 |
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