The Body of Language: Esperruquancluzelubelouzerirelu by Agamben, Giorgio
The Body of Language: Esperruquancluzelubelouzerirelu by Agamben, Giorgio

The Body of Language: Esperruquancluzelubelouzerirelu

An erudite exploration of transgressive language from the Renaissance by one of Europe's greatest living philosophers. This...
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Author: Giorgio Agamben
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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The Body of Language: Esperruquancluzelubelouzerirelu by Agamben, Giorgio

The Body of Language: Esperruquancluzelubelouzerirelu

$67.99 $39.47
The Body of Language: Esperruquancluzelubelouzerirelu by Agamben, Giorgio

The Body of Language: Esperruquancluzelubelouzerirelu

$67.99 $39.47
Author: Giorgio Agamben
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Description

An erudite exploration of transgressive language from the Renaissance by one of Europe's greatest living philosophers.

This book explores how early modern authors broke linguistic boundaries, creating new words and languages that challenged traditional grammar and lexicon, providing historical insight into today's debates on the politics of language. Through a scholarly analysis by Giorgio Agamben, the text delves into the boundary-shifting language of the Renaissance, exemplified by giants like Pantagruel and Gargantua, whose outsized bodies mirror the vastness of their speech. The macaronic language invented by Teofilo Folengo, blending Latin and vernacular, embodies a linguistic rebellion that transforms language into a tangible, unruly force. Featuring illustrations from the Songes drolatiques de Pantagruel and Folengo's Baldo, this volume offers a vivid portrayal of language as a physical, dynamic entity that defies grammatical norms.



Author: Giorgio Agamben
Publisher: Seagull Books
Published: 11/22/2025
Pages: 100
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 7.61h x 6.01w x 0.71d
ISBN: 9781803094762

About the Author

Giorgio Agamben is one of Italy's foremost contemporary thinkers. Several of his recent works are included on Seagull Books' Italian List, including, most recently, What I Saw, Heard, Learned . . . . Kevin Attell teaches at Cornell University and is the author of Giorgio Agamben: Beyond the Threshold of Deconstruction.


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