Schön und rein? : Normierung und Ästhetik im Sprachpurismus der Frühen Neuzeit (Andere Ästhetik - Studien)

During the Early Modern period, debates on "pure language" became the theoretical foundation of an institutionally anchored politics of language and identity. This volume examines purist discourses and practices in Italy, France, and Germany, analyzing institutions and actors in these linguistic-literary debates, as well as metaphors of linguistic purity and purification.