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The Body of Language: Esperruquancluzelubelouzerirelu

by Giorgio Agamben

Language pushed beyond its boundaries

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Language pushed beyond its boundaries

Giorgio Agamben examines Renaissance writing that unsettles established grammar and vocabulary, including the giant figures Pantagruel and Gargantua and Teofilo Folengo’s mixture of Latin and vernacular. The book connects these experiments in invented and hybrid language with questions about the politics of language today. Illustrations from the *Songes drolatiques de Pantagruel* and Folengo’s *Baldo* accompany its account of language as something material and unruly, not merely a system of rules. The focus is a specific historical tradition and its challenge to linguistic boundaries.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in philosophy and the history of language.
  • Those curious about Renaissance literature and linguistic experimentation.
  • Readers exploring connections between historical writing and contemporary debates about language.

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Renaissance language and literatureInvented and hybrid languagesGrammar and linguistic boundariesThe politics of language

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Book overview

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.

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