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Müller, F. Max

 
9781108063050: Lectures on the Science of Language: Delivered At The Royal Institution Of Great Britain In 1863

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Published 1861–4, these two volumes of lectures on philological topics, reprinted multiple times, enthused Victorian readers, including George Eliot.

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A pioneer in comparative philology, Friedrich Max Müller (1823–1900) is credited with popularising the subject in Victorian Britain. His hugely successful Royal Institution lectures, first published in two volumes in 1861–4, explore a range of philological topics and were reprinted fifteen times before the end of the century.

Contenuti

Preface; 1. Introductory lecture: new materials for the science of language, and new theories; 2. Language and reason; 3. The physiological alphabet; 4. Phonetic change; 5. Grimm's law; 6. On the principles of etymology; 7. On the powers of roots; 8. Metaphor; 9. The mythology of the Greeks; 10. Jupiter, the supreme Aryan god; 11. Myths of the dawn; 12. Modern mythology; Index.

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