The Adventure Of English: The Biography of a Language - Couverture souple

Bragg, Melvyn

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0340829931 ISBN 13 : 9780340829936

Editeur : Sceptre, 2004

Synopsis

Presents a biography of the English language.

A propos du livre

Revue de presse :

Melvyn Bragg's superb new history of the English language is told as an adventure story, and rightly so. There is much splendid intellectual firepower in this book. (Andrew Roberts, Spectator)

Concise as well as learned...Melvyn Bragg takes the high road and strides confidently through the origins and growth of English. It gives us an impressive and sage view of the big picture. (Robert Winder, New Statesman)

Bragg is an expert translator in areas that academics find difficult to popularise...he produces a pithy, accessible narrative. (Guardian)

This breathless tale of the English language is one of struggle, resilience and triumph (Irish Times)

Beautifully clear and, indeed, thrilling (Waterstone's Books Quarterly)

Bragg's approachable account gleams with little gems. It has power and clarity...rewarding. (Sunday Herald)

Always readable, often thought-provoking, and consistently entertaining. (Independent)

This is a highly readable, jargon-free treatise on a notoriously prickly subject. Bragg's affection for his subject is infectious. In this he successfully joins a long tradition of gentleman enthusiasts from peppery Dr Johnson to genial James Murray. (Observer)

Quatrième de couverture :

'Told as an adventure story, and rightly so... Superb' Spectator

The biography of a language: an enthralling story of power, religion and trade, but also of people, and how their day-to-day lives shaped and continue to change the extraordinary language that is English.

Originally inspired by his acclaimed BBC Radio 4 series 'The Roots of English', Melvyn Bragg's fascinating and thrilling history of our language was an instant bestseller on publication in 2003. It is a landmark work by one of Britain's most influential writers and broadcasters. This paperback edition, published to celebrate Sceptre's 30th anniversary, features an exclusive new afterword by the author.

'Always readable, often thought-provoking and consistently entertaining' Independent

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Sceptre
• Date d'édition: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0340829931
• ISBN 13: 9780340829936
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 368