Emotions, Language and Identity on the Margins of Europe
Author | : K. Giorgi |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 375 |
Release | : 2014-09-02 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781137403483 |
ISBN-13 | : 1137403489 |
Rating | : 4/5 (489 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Emotions, Language and Identity on the Margins of Europe by : K. Giorgi
Download or read book Emotions, Language and Identity on the Margins of Europe written by K. Giorgi and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-09-02 with total page 375 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When a word describing an emotion is said to be untranslatable, is that emotion untranslatable also? This unique study focuses on three word-concepts on the periphery of Europe, providing a wide-ranging survey of national identity and cultural essentialism, nostalgia, melancholy and fatalism, the production of memory and the politics of hope.