Modern Philology (Volume X) 1912-1913

Modern Philology (Volume X) 1912-1913 places the reader amid the intense enquiry that defined early 20th-century scholarship in language and literature. Essential reading for language historians. This philological journal collection, prepared under the editorship of John M. Manly, assembles rigorous scholarly essays on the English language alongside comparative literature essays and precise notes of literary criticism. As a linguistic studies anthology, it balances close textual work with broader reflections on historical language research, offering readers a clear account of methods, disputation and evidence from the period. The volume exemplifies the era's habitual precision: careful citation, attention to variant readings, and sustained argumentation rather than sweeping theory. Written in the idiom of its time yet accessible to a modern eye, the essays map debates in philology, textual scholarship and comparative criticism that seeded later theoretical developments. Researchers will find an invaluable academic reference for philology and a language history resource; instructors can draw on selections for a university literature curriculum; collectors and curious readers will prize the volume for its period voice and archival resonance. Graduate students gain a compact syllabus in historical method, while independent readers can trace how attentive study of words and manuscripts shaped wider claims about literature and meaning. The modern philology periodical format favours concentrated arguments and careful documentation, making these scholarly essays English language studies relevant to historians, linguists and literary critics alike. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure. Whether consulted casually to savour the texture of early criticism or used as a working reference in 1912-1913 literary studies, this volume bridges past and present and rewards close reading. A vital addition to private libraries and institutional collections. Collectors will value its archival resonance.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9354189121
• ISBN13: 9789354189128
• Release Date: November 2020
• Publisher: Alpha Edition
• Length: 640 Pages
• Weight: 2.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"