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Chapter 11. Language and Literature. Edward Sapir. 1921. Language: An Introduction to the Study of Speech (3241 words) |
 | Language is the medium of literature as marble or bronze or clay are the materials of the sculptor. |
| Literature moves in language as a medium, but that medium comprises two layers, the latent content of language—our intuitive record of experience—and the particular conformation of a given language—the specific how of our record of experience. |
| Literature that draws its sustenance mainly—never entirely—from the lower level, say a play of Shakespeare’s, is translatable without too great a loss of character. |
| Literature Guide (1358 words) |
| CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture is a peer-reviewed quarterly of scholarship in the humanities and social sciences. |
| Articles in EMLS examine English literature, literary culture, and language during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. |
| The Journal of Language and Literature is a peer-reviewed journal. |
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