Bilingual Aesthetics: A New Sentimental Education

by Doris Sommer

Book Overview

Knowing a second language entails some unease; it requires a willingness to make mistakes and work through misunderstandings. The renowned literary scholar Doris Sommer argues that feeling funny is good for you, and for society. In Bilingual Aesthetics Sommer invites readers to make mischief with meaning, to play games with language, and to allow errors to stimulate new ways of thinking. Today's global world has outgrown any one-to-one correlation...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822333449
• ISBN13: 9780822333449
• Release Date: April 2004
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 254 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 8.0"