{"product_id":"the-body-of-language-esperruquancluzelubelouzerirelu-hardcover","title":"The Body of Language: Esperruquancluzelubelouzerirelu - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGiorgio Agamben\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKevin Attell\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn erudite exploration of transgressive language from the Renaissance by one of Europe's greatest living philosophers. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This book explores how early modern authors broke linguistic boundaries, creating new words and languages that challenged traditional grammar and lexicon, providing historical insight into today's debates on the politics of language. Through a scholarly analysis by Giorgio Agamben, the text delves into the boundary-shifting language of the Renaissance, exemplified by giants like Pantagruel and Gargantua, whose outsized bodies mirror the vastness of their speech. The macaronic language invented by Teofilo Folengo, blending Latin and vernacular, embodies a linguistic rebellion that transforms language into a tangible, unruly force. Featuring illustrations from the \u003ci\u003eSonges drolatiques de Pantagruel\u003c\/i\u003e and Folengo's \u003ci\u003eBaldo\u003c\/i\u003e, this volume offers a vivid portrayal of language as a physical, dynamic entity that defies grammatical norms. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGiorgio Agamben\u003c\/b\u003e is one of Italy's foremost contemporary thinkers. Several of his recent works are included on Seagull Books' Italian List, including, most recently, \u003ci\u003eWhat I Saw, Heard, Learned . . . \u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eKevin Attell\u003c\/b\u003e teaches at Cornell University and is the author of\u003ci\u003e Giorgio Agamben: Beyond the Threshold of Deconstruction\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 100\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 04, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45837506674885,"sku":"9781803094762","price":33.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/Vz2ObHvxI69781803094762.webp?v=1771281344","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/the-body-of-language-esperruquancluzelubelouzerirelu-hardcover","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}