Introduction to the Study of Language: A Critical Survey of the History and Methods of Comparative Philology of the Indo-European LanguagesFB & Limited, 1882 - 142 pages Excerpt from Introduction to the Study of Language: A Critical Survey of the History and Methods of Comparative Philology of the Indo-European Languages The character of the present work is mainly determined by the circumstance that it is intended by the author to facili tate the study of the Grammars which breitkopf hartel are publishing, as well as the comprehension of comparative philology in its newest form. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. |
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... literature , but have quoted it only to a small extent . In conclusion , I would like to say a word respecting my judgment of living scholars . In characterizing great men who are deceased , like BOPP and SCHLEICHER , I have imposed no ...
... of it . My position with regard to the great philologists BOPP , GRIMM and others is as untrammeled as that we occupy to- ward SHAKESPEARE and GOETHE . If a historian of literature VIII AUTHOR'S PREFACE TO THE ENGLISH TRANSLATION .
... literature asks whether GOETHE possessed dramatic talent in the high- est and truest sense , no one will charge him with lack of reverence , but it will be recognized that he has only done his duty in proposing and answering this ...
... in the Annals of Oriental Literature , London , 1820 . This is not merely a translation , but in many respects quite different from the German original . [ Transl . ] " After these observations the reader will not be surprised 8 CHAPTER I.
... literature . With admiration we see how rightly he at once defined the tasks which were to be accomplished : " If the study of Indian literature is to thrive " , he says in the Indische Bibliothek , 1 , page 22 , " the principles of ...
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Leibniz, Humboldt, and the Origins of Comparativism Tullio De Mauro,Lia Formigari No preview available - 1990 |