Roman Jakobson: Life, Language and Art (Critics of the Twentieth Century)

Roman Jakobson: Life, Language, Art is a comprehensive and insightful exploration of the work of Roman Jakobson, one of the most influential linguists and literary theorists of the 20th century.

This book provides a critical appraisal of Jakobson's career, re-establishing his work as vital to our understanding of the relationship between language and poetry.

With a focus on Jakobson's thesis that poetry is the primary object of language, this book offers a new reading of his work that includes the most radical elements of modernism.

Whether you are a student of Jakobson or simply interested in the development of critical theory, linguistics, and stylistics, this book is an essential read.