{"product_id":"9781442642980-irrestible-signs","title":"Irresistible Signs","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Genius of Language and Italian National Identity\u003cbr\u003eIn Irresistible Signs, Paola Gambarota investigates the connection between Italian language and national identity over four hundred years, from late-Renaissance linguistic theories to nineteenth-century nationalist myths.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eLanguage is now understood as a key component of cultural identity, but discourses on linguistic nationalism are only a few centuries old. In \u003cem\u003eIrresistible Signs\u003c\/em\u003e, Paola Gambarota investigates the connection between Italian language and national identity over four hundred years, from late-Renaissance linguistic theories to nineteenth-century nationalist myths.\u003cbr\u003e Challenging the consensus that linguistic nationalism originated with nineteenth century German philosophers, \u003cem\u003eIrresistible Signs\u003c\/em\u003e advances a more nuanced theory of how culture and language become inextricably linked through literary and rhetorical elements. Gambarota combines Anglo-American theories of the nation with the most advanced Italian scholarship on language ideology and delves into ideas from Giambattista Vico, Giacomo Leopardi, and Melchiorre Cesarotti. \u003cem\u003eIrresistible Signs\u003c\/em\u003e also explores how images of national communities are represented within vernaculars, affirming their influence in shaping contemporary models of monolingual nationhood.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56893618880886,"sku":"9781442642980","price":66.05,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_39201943_dda1c034-5fb6-4256-81c1-f8a4bf7adb88.jpg?v=1767059574","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781442642980-irrestible-signs","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}