Fair Of Speech: The Uses Of Euphemism
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Book: Very good
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Language has always been a mirror held up to society, and nowhere is its capacity for disguise more brilliantly revealed than in the art of the euphemism — those delicate verbal veils we draw over uncomfortable truths. Fair of Speech: The Uses of Euphemism, edited by the distinguished poet and critic D.J. Enright, brings together an erudite and witty collection of essays that chronicles the extraordinary range of human ingenuity in softening, obscuring, and decorating the raw edges of reality. From the language of death and sex to politics and class, each contributor uncovers the social and psychological forces that compel us to say one thing while meaning quite another. Published by Oxford University Press, this anthology draws on the expertise of some of Britain's finest writers and thinkers, presenting a panorama of linguistic evasion that is as revealing about culture as it is about words themselves. Enright's editorial hand is assured and sharp, assembling voices that illuminate how euphemism shapes — and sometimes distorts — the way entire societies think and communicate. A book that argues, with considerable wit, that the words we avoid speak as loudly as the words we choose, Fair of Speech leaves the reader forever alert to the telling gap between what is said and what is meant.
Author: D.J. Enright
Format: Hardback
Published: 1985, Oxford University Press
Genre: Anthology
Condition remarks:
Book: Very good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
Language has always been a mirror held up to society, and nowhere is its capacity for disguise more brilliantly revealed than in the art of the euphemism — those delicate verbal veils we draw over uncomfortable truths. Fair of Speech: The Uses of Euphemism, edited by the distinguished poet and critic D.J. Enright, brings together an erudite and witty collection of essays that chronicles the extraordinary range of human ingenuity in softening, obscuring, and decorating the raw edges of reality. From the language of death and sex to politics and class, each contributor uncovers the social and psychological forces that compel us to say one thing while meaning quite another. Published by Oxford University Press, this anthology draws on the expertise of some of Britain's finest writers and thinkers, presenting a panorama of linguistic evasion that is as revealing about culture as it is about words themselves. Enright's editorial hand is assured and sharp, assembling voices that illuminate how euphemism shapes — and sometimes distorts — the way entire societies think and communicate. A book that argues, with considerable wit, that the words we avoid speak as loudly as the words we choose, Fair of Speech leaves the reader forever alert to the telling gap between what is said and what is meant.