Neil Kenny Libri

Exploring the linguistic nuances of referring to the deceased, this book analyzes sixteenth- and early seventeenth-century texts in French and Latin, juxtaposing them with contemporary French and English. It investigates how evolving beliefs about posthumous survival have influenced the use of grammatical tenses, providing insights into cultural and linguistic shifts over time.

With eight contributions, this volume sheds new light on text, knowledge, and wonder in early modern France, which were more fundamentally intertwined than their modern counterparts.