Coski, Christopher. From barbarism to universality : language and identity in early modern France

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Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents

Du Bellay's deffence et illustration: the vernacular inferiority complex -- Montaigne's essais: the baroque mind, language, and being -- Descartes' discours: the mind/identity complex and human language -- Vaugelas' remarques: language, quality, and communal identity -- Condillac's essai: language, analytical method, and identity -- Rivarol's De l'universalit: French superiority