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Nation and Word, 1770-1850 - Religious and Metaphysical Language in European National Consciousness (Hardcover, New Ed)
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Nation and Word, 1770-1850 - Religious and Metaphysical Language in European National Consciousness (Hardcover, New Ed)
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The emergence of the modern nation state in Europe and the
accompanying rise in national consciousness led to a heightened
awareness of the close relationship between language and national
identity. In this work Mary Anne Perkins shows that this
relationship was expressed through the themes and figures of a
language of nationhood, drawn from a common European cultural
heritage, particularly the Classical and Christian traditions.
Despite its common roots, this language became the medium through
which the diversity of national characters was expressed. The idea
of the divine Word, for example, enabled the sacredness and power
of national language to be celebrated. The identification of poet
and prophet gave romantic nationalists an authority to speak for
and to the nation, and the theme of the Chosen People was often
adopted to express the elect status of a writer's own nation. In
conclusion, it is shown that this language of nationhood remains a
powerful force at the end of the 20th century.
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