Romantic and Its Cognates by Hans Eichner PAPERBACK 9781487598310

Romantic and Its Cognates\nby Hans Eichner\nPaperback\nEnglish\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: Hans Eichner\nTitle: Romantic and Its Cognates\nFormat: Paperback\nLanguage: English\nTopic: Historical and comparative linguistics\nPublisher: University of Toronto Press\nPublication year: 1972\nISBN-13: 9781487598310\nISBN-10: 1487598319\nRRP: \u00A343.00\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\n\nEver since the word romantic and its many cognates in European languages began to be used as technical terms towards the end of the eighteenth century, the quest for a satisfactory definition of their meanings has continued unabated. This collection of essays traces the history of the word in the major European languages, showing how romantic and its cognates were first introduced, how their usage spread and their connotatio.